tan-door

noun, plural tan·doors, tan·door·i

[-doo

r-ee] . 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:
1655–65; < Hindi, Urdu tandūr < Persian tanūr

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tandoor
noun
a clay oven used in northern India and Pakistan

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Tan-door is always a great word to know.

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