Tandoorとは 意味・読み方・使い方

語源

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.

発音

• IPA: /tænˈdʊə(ɹ)/, /tɑːnˈdʊə(ɹ)/
• 韻: -ʊə(ɹ)

名詞

tandoor (plural tandoors)

1. A cylindrical clay oven used in the cuisine of the Caucasus, Middle East, and Indian subcontinent to make flat bread or to cook meat.
   • 2001, Martin Hughes, World Food: India, Lonely Planet, page 53:

     You can cook naan in a normal oven, but the results will inevitably disappoint; even Indians generally wait to savour them in restaurants, as very few homes are equipped with a tandoor.

関連する語

• tandoori

アナグラム

• donator, odorant, tornado