Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [tahn-doo r]
- /tɑnˈdʊər/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [tahn-doo r]
- /tɑnˈdʊər/
Definitions of tandoor word
- noun plural tandoor a cylindrical clay oven, fired to a high heat by wood or charcoal, in which foods, especially meats, are cooked and bread is baked. 1
- noun tandoor a type of clay oven used in India, Pakistan, and parts of the Middle East 0
- noun tandoor an oven, originally in India, made of clay and capable of high temperatures, for fast cooking or baking 0
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Origin of tandoor
First appearance:
before 1655 One of the 46% oldest English words
1655-65; < Hindi, Urdu tandūr < Persian tanūr
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Parts of speech for Tandoor
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
tandoor popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 55% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
tandoor usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for tandoor
noun tandoor
- microwave oven — an electrically operated oven using high-frequency electromagnetic waves that penetrate food, causing its molecules to vibrate and generating heat within the food to cook it in a very short time.
- microwave — an electromagnetic wave of extremely high frequency, 1 GH 3 or more, and having wavelengths of from 1 mm to 30 cm.
- oven — a chamber or compartment, as in a stove, for baking, roasting, heating, drying, etc.
Top questions with tandoor
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