naan
SayNAHNUS/nɑn/UK/nɑːn/
Pluralnaan, naans
- 1A round flatbread of South and Central Asian cooking, traditionally baked in a tandoor.
The restaurant serves garlic naan straight from the tandoor.
He bought several naans at the market for the family dinner.
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Origin
The word comes from Hindi and Urdu नान/نان (nān), which came from Classical Persian نان (nān), from Middle Persian nān, meaning "bread" or "food."