tandoori
[ tahn-doo r-ee ]
/ tɑnˈdʊər i /
adjective
baked or cooked in a tandoor: tandoori chicken.
noun
a plural of tandoor.
Origin of tandoori
1965–70; < Hindi
tandūrī, adj. derivative of
tandūr
tandur
Words nearby tandoori
tandem roller,
tandem trailer,
tandem-compound,
tandjungpriok,
tandoor,
tandoori,
tane,
tanen taunggyi,
taney,
taneyev,
tang
Definition for tandoori (2 of 2)
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
Example sentences from the Web for tandoori
He describes it as a “tandoori comedy”—a culmination of Indian flavors with American comedy.
British Dictionary definitions for tandoori
tandoori
/ (tænˈdʊərɪ) /
noun
- an Indian method of cooking meat or vegetables on a spit in a clay oven
- (as modifier)tandoori chicken
Word Origin for tandoori
from Urdu, from
tandoor an oven