Tandoori
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /tænˈdʊɹi/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Tandoori is an adjective meaning (of food) Cooked in a tandoor.
Meaning
(of food) Cooked in a tandoor.
More Meanings
- (of food) A dish that was cooked in a tandoor.
- (UK, informal) A curry meal.
- (UK, informal) An Indian restaurant, especially one with a tandoor.
Example Sentences
'Let's go down the Shahbag for a tandoori!'
A sandwich at three, and dinner out at a tandoori this evening.
He's done those lads at a tandoori when they started giving him grief.
Call me when you get in and invite me out for a tandoori — Oh, and by the way, Jude e-mailed to say she's still having a ball with Marcus and everything's as sweet as a nut.
Word Forms
- tandooris
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include curried, woodfired, makhani, cooked, flamed, barbecued.
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