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naan

[ nahn ]

noun

  1. a leavened, often tear-shaped flatbread from South Asia, baked in a tandoor.
  2. Sometimes non. any of various leavened, oven-baked flatbreads from Central and Southeast Asia.


naan

/ nɑːn /

noun

  1. another name for nan bread
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of naan1

First recorded in 1820–30; from Hindi, Urdu nān, from Persian nān
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Example Sentences

Mr Hussain went on to say he approached a metal worker friend and told him he wanted to serve large naan breads he had seen in Birmingham.

From BBC

I’ll make that with maybe some flatbreads or naan and a yogurt dip on the side, then some sort of dal.

The changes also expand access to whole grains like quinoa, wild rice and millet and to foods such as teff and whole wheat naan.

I use a piece of naan to poke at the meat covered in gravy on my plate.

I’ll make that with maybe some flat breads or naan and a yogurt dip on the side, then some sort of dahl.

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