variants or less commonly nan
: a round flat leavened bread especially of the Indian subcontinent

Examples of naan in a Sentence

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Lean into the culturally specific flavors of this comforting dish by serving it with naan. Sarah Mosqueda, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2024 Indian Curry Bowls Indian Curry Bowls is a new restaurant in Goodyear that offers recipes from North and South India, with items such as masalas, biryanis, curry, dosas, naan and a few Indo-Chinese dishes. Endia Fontanez, The Arizona Republic, 3 Oct. 2024 Serve it family-style with lentils, naan and pickles, yogurt or other condiments. Danielle Dorsey, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2024 Like everywhere else in New Orleans, Plume Algiers gets pretty hot in the summer, especially when the tandoor oven is rolling out naan. Chelsea Brasted, Axios, 17 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for naan 

Word History

Etymology

Hindi & Urdu & Persian; Hindi & Urdu nān bread, from Persian

First Known Use

1828, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of naan was in 1828

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“Naan.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/naan. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.

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