tandoor

[tahn-doo r]

noun, plural tan·doors, tan·door·i

[tahn-doo r-ee] /tɑnˈdʊər i/. Indian Cookery.

a cylindrical clay oven, fired to a high heat by wood or charcoal, in which foods, especially meats, are cooked and bread is baked.

Origin of tandoor

1655–65; < Hindi, Urdu tandūr < Persian tanūr

1660s, from Turkish pronunciation of Persian and Arabic tannur "oven, portable furnace" (see tandoori).