flatbread

noun

flat·​bread ˈflat-ˌbred 

1

: a bread (such as focaccia or naan) that has a wide surface and little thickness

2

or flatbrod

ˈflat-ˌbrōd 

[flatbread translation of Norwegian flatbrød; flatbrod modification of Norwegian flatbrød, from flat (from Old Norse flatr) + brød bread, from Old Norse brauth] : a thin, dry wafer made of rye flour dough and used especially among Scandinavian peoples

Examples of flatbread in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The menu includes tiger prawns, lemon pepper chicken skewers, Colorado lamb skewers, chicken pesto fusilli, cauliflower steak, carbonara flatbread and Atlantic salmon. —Endia Fontanez, AZCentral.com, 3 July 2025

Fin Point Oyster Bar & Grille (which is always crowded) offers super selections including roasted-mushroom flatbread, roasted-beet salad with pomegranate seeds, and the roasted salmon featuring baked acorn squash with black barley. —Debbi Kickham, Forbes.com, 26 Apr. 2025

Just order bites and sips off the Palma menu and enjoy everything from flatbreads to burgers from the comfort of your lounge chair. —Lois Alter Mark, Forbes.com, 25 June 2025

For lunch and dinner, there’s the Skyline Cafe, where visitors will find appetizers, salads, burgers, sandwiches, flatbreads and, of course, a kids menu. —Abby Hamblin, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 June 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1762, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for flatbread

• abed
• ahead
• beachhead
• bedspread
• bedstead
• behead
• blackhead
• blockhead
• bloodshed
• bowhead
• breastfed
• bridgehead