Definition of TANDOOR

tandoor

Plural: tandoori, tandoors

Noun

  • A cylindrical clay oven, often used in Indian cooking.
  • a clay oven used in northern India and Pakistan
  • A cylindrical clay oven used in the cuisine of the Caucasus, Middle East, and Indian subcontinent to make flat bread or to cook meat.

Examples

  • Placing "TANDOOR" on a double-letter score cooked up a surprising amount of points.

Origin / Etymology

Borrowed from Hindustani तंदूर (tandūr) / تندور (tandūr), from Classical Persian تنور (tannūr), from Middle Persian [script needed] (tnwl /⁠tanūr⁠/, “oven”), Ultimately from Sumerian 𒅎𒋗𒆸 (šurin) via Akkadian 𒋾𒂟 (tinūru), all meaning (clay) oven. Compare also Avestan 𐬙𐬀𐬥𐬏𐬭𐬀 (tanūra). Doublet of athanor.

Scrabble Score: 8

tandoor: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
tandoor: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
tandoor: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 9

tandoor: valid Words With Friends Word