noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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/tænˈdʊə(ɹ)/
/tɑːnˈdʊə(ɹ)/
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rhymes with -ʊə(ɹ)
CMU ARPABET:T AE0 N D UW1 R
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noun
Meaning 1
A cylindrical clay oven used in the cuisine of the Caucasus, Middle East, and Indian subcontinent to make flat bread or to cook meat.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 2
a clay oven used in northern India and Pakistan
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: oven
History
Etymology
Borrowed from Hindustani तंदूर (tandūr) / تندور (tandūr), from Classical Persian تنور (tannūr), from Middle Persian [script needed] (tnwl /tanūr/, “oven”), ultimately from Akkadian 𒋾𒂟 (tinūru), all meaning "(clay) oven". Compare also Avestan 𐬙𐬀𐬥𐬏𐬭𐬀 (tanūra). Doublet of athanor.
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Translations
30 source translations are retained for this English entry.
