naan
/nɑːn/noun
उच्चारण नान
नान
Basic word
noun
- 1
[C, U]
a type of soft flat leavened bread, baked in a clay oven (tandoor)
नान
- butter naan
- We ordered two garlic naans with the paneer.
- The naan came out of the tandoor hot and soft.
+ 2 more examples
- He tore a piece of naan and dipped it in dal.
- Butter naan goes well with rich curries.
§Grammar and usage
Keep the tandoor foods: naan, tandoori roti, tandoori chicken, tikka (cooked in a clay oven called a tandoor).
तंदूर के व्यंजन याद रखिए: naan, tandoori roti, tandoori chicken, tikka (तंदूर नामक मिट्टी के ओवन में पके)।
⌂Word origin and word building
Word origin: naan comes from Persian.
शब्द-उत्पत्ति में naan फ़ारसी से आया है।