tandoori

adjective tan·doori \tän-ˈdu̇r-ē\

: of or relating to an Indian method of cooking meat over charcoal in a clay oven

Full Definition of TANDOORI

: cooked in a tandoor <tandoori chicken>

— tandoori noun

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Hindi & Urdu tandurī, from tandūr

First Known Use: 1958

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