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lavash

[ luh-vahsh, -vash ]
/ ləˈvɑʃ, -ˈvæʃ /
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noun
a large, unleavened flatbread from Armenia.
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Origin of lavash

First recorded in 1660–70; from Middle Armenian lawaš, Ottoman Turkish lavāš, from Persian lavāš; further origin uncertain

Words nearby lavash

lavaliere microphone, Lavalleja, La Vallière, lavandin, lavaret, lavash, Lavater, lavatera, lavation, lavatorial, lavatory
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How to use lavash in a sentence

  • Having eaten the rice, each one ate a lavash too and all were perfectly satisfied, but there yet remained some rice and lavashees.

    Caucasian Legends|A. Goulbat

  • In front of each child lay a fresh lavash (roll), on which Zenobi had thoughtfully piled up a large amount of rice.

    Caucasian Legends|A. Goulbat
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