naan

[ nahn ]

noun

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

Origin of naan

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

Sometimes nan .

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British Dictionary definitions for naan

naan

/ (nɑːn) /

noun

another name for nan bread

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