naan

noun (a naan, naans; also nan, naan bread)

«naan» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

Everyday

Naan is a soft, flat bread, often shaped like a teardrop, baked in a hot oven, eaten with curry in Indian, Pakistani and other South Asian food. tree →

In the lessons

In food and culture lessons: foods from around the world. In everyday life (UK, Ireland, Australia): ordering naan with a takeaway curry; garlic naan, peshwari naan.

Examples

I dipped my naan in the curry. tree →
We ordered two garlic naans. tree →
Naan is baked inside a hot clay oven called a tandoor. tree →
Dad made pizza on naan bread. tree →
The naan was warm and buttery. tree →
Would you like rice or naan with your meal? tree →

Note

Also spelled «nan». Trap: «nan» or «nana» is also an informal UK word for grandmother; context tells you which. Countable (two naans) or uncountable (some naan).

On Mova

Trees and pragmatics of «naan» in the school dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
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