lavash

noun

la·​vash lə-ˈväsh 

-ˈvash;

ˈlä-ˌväsh

: a large, thin, soft or crisp flatbread with usually a rough surface from air bubbles

Examples of lavash in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The Chicken Bacon Protein Pocket features toasted whole-wheat lavash filled with chicken, bacon and a creamy garlic-herb cheese spread. — Sacbee.com, 16 Aug. 2026

Serve with warm slices of lavash or pita, yogurt and sumac onions. — Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 July 2026

Khachatryan, who is Armenian American, and her husband walked out of there with ice cream and a pack of lavash. — Linh Tat, Daily News, 8 Feb. 2026

Everyone stood around the grill instead of at the table and essentially ate right off the grill, taking pieces of lavash and loading it up with meats and veggies that had been skewered and grilled on the open fire. — Andrea Strong, Bon Appetit Magazine, 15 Dec. 2025

Word History

Etymology

Armenian

First Known Use

1662, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for lavash

• backlash
• chumash
• eyelash
• moustache
• mustache
• noncash
• potash
• rehash
• whiplash
• ash
• bash
• brash