tandoori
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noun, plural tan·doors, tan·door·i [-doo
r-ee] . Indian Cookery.
[-door-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
1655–65; < Hindi, Urdu tandūr < Persian tanūr
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| —n | |
| a. an Indian method of cooking meat or vegetables on a spit in a clay oven | |
| b. (as modifier): tandoori chicken | |
| [from Urdu, from tandoor an oven] | |
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Word Origin & History
tandoori
type of Indian cooking, 1958, from adj. form of Urdu or Punjabi tandur "cooking stove," from Turk. tandur, from Turk. pronunciation of Arabic and Pers. tannur "oven, portable furnace," of Sem. origin.
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Example sentences
Dine on traditional tandoori or sample kebabs with jasmine rice.
Appetizers include the vegetable cutlet, tandoori chicken pieces and soothing herbs in yogurt.
From wonderful curries to tandoori dishes, the food is inspired.
The menu features a large selection of vegetarian appetizers and entrees, plus a handful of seafood curries and tandoori dishes.
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