How to pronounce tandoor
American English pronunciation
tahn-DOOR
- IPA
- /tɑnˈdʊɹ/
- Syllables
- tahn · DOOR (2 syllables, stress on the 2nd)
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What tandoor means
A tall, round clay oven used to bake flatbread and cook meat
In a sentence: The baker slapped the dough onto the hot inside wall of the tandoor.
Where it comes from: It comes from a Hindi and Urdu word, which came from Persian. It goes all the way back to ancient words for a clay oven.
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