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tandoor

/tænˈdʊə(ɹ)/
/tɑːnˈdʊə(ɹ)/

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Borrowed from Hindustani तंदूर (tandūr) / تندور (tandūr), from Classical Persian تنور (tannūr), from Middle Persian [script needed] (tnwl /⁠tanūr⁠/, “oven”), ultimately from Akkadian 𒋾𒂟 (tinūru), all meaning "(clay) oven". Compare also Avestan 𐬙𐬀𐬥𐬏𐬭𐬀 (tanūra). Doublet of athanor.

noun tandoors

A cylindrical clay oven used in the cuisine of the Caucasus, Middle East, and Indian subcontinent to make flat bread or to cook meat. You can cook naan in a normal oven, but the results will inevitably disappoint; even Indians generally wait to savour them in restaurants, as very few homes are equipped with a tandoor.

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noun cylindrical clay oven

Español	horno de barro
中文	馕坑 nángkēng
हिन्दी	तन्दूर tandūr, तनूर tanūr
Português	tandoor
Français	tandoor
Русский	танды́р tandýr
العربية	تَنُّور tannūr

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@misc{tandoor_2026,
  title = {tandoor},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/tandoor},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}