: a cylindrical clay oven in which food is cooked over charcoal
Examples of tandoor in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the WebOr, order a la carte from the menu from a selection of appetizers, biryanis, tandoor, rice dishes and breads.—Alexandra Maloney, Charlotte Observer, 29 May 2024 Kundan Lal was the first person known to use a tandoor oven to roast chickens; previously, tandoors had only been used to bake bread.—Dallas News, 19 Oct. 2020 All the favorites are here at this friendly neighborhood restaurant, from samosas and tandoor dishes, to seekh kebab, served with sizzling green sauce and Butter Chicken and Chicken Korma.—Joanne Shurvell, Forbes, 20 Apr. 2023 The most Indian thing about the seafood is the fact it’s cooked in a tandoor.—Washington Post, 5 Mar. 2021 See all Example Sentences for tandoor
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Word History
Etymology
Hindi & Urdu tandūr, tannūr, from Persian tanūr, from Arabic tannūr
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