tandoor
[ tahn-doo r ]
/ tɑnˈdʊər /
noun, plural tan·doors, tan·door·i [tahn-doo r-ee] /tɑnˈdʊər i/. Indian Cookery.
a cylindrical clay oven, fired to a high heat by wood or charcoal, in which foods, especially meats, are cooked and bread is baked.
Origin of tandoor
1655–65; < Hindi, Urdu
tandūr < Persian
tanūr
Words nearby tandoor
tandem bicycle,
tandem roller,
tandem trailer,
tandem-compound,
tandjungpriok,
tandoor,
tandoori,
tane,
tanen taunggyi,
taney,
taneyev