naan

noun

ˈnän  ˈnan 

variants or less commonly nan

: a round flat leavened bread especially of the Indian subcontinent

Examples of naan in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

This naan is one of the most versatile bread options at ALDI. — Elliott Harrell, Southern Living, 2 Aug. 2026

This store is the first H-E-B store to offer Masala House, an H-E-B product line of in-house meal options like chicken masala, butter chicken, naan, chutney dips and other items. — Fousia Abdullahi, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 July 2026

Cut out a small opening in each piece of naan, and these tiny bread pockets can be stuffed with endless types of pizza toppings. — Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 July 2026

This restaurant, like so many recent high-profile openings, is part of the genuinely thrilling wave of South Asian restaurants arguing for regional precision, pushing back against decades of commodity Indian cuisine, the culture- and geography-flattening tikka masalas and garlic naans. — Helen Rosner, New Yorker, 31 May 2026

Word History

Etymology

Hindi & Urdu & Persian; Hindi & Urdu nān bread, from Persian

First Known Use

1828, in the meaning defined above