Definitions for tandoor
tɑnˈdʊər; -ˈdʊər itan·door

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1. tandoornoun

   a clay oven used in northern India and Pakistan

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1. tandoornoun

   A cylindrical clay oven used, in the cuisine of the Middle East and Indian Subcontinent, to make flat bread, or to cook meat.

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1. Tandoor

   A tandoor ( or ) is a large urn-shaped oven, usually made of clay, originating from the Indian Subcontinent. Since antiquity, tandoors have been used to bake unleavened flatbreads, such as roti and naan, as well as to roast meat. The tandoor is predominantly used in Western Asian, Central Asian, South Asian, and Horn of African cuisines. The roots of the tandoor can be traced back over 5000 years to the ancient Indus Valley Civilization, one of the oldest known civilizations. The standard heating element of a tandoor is an internal charcoal or wood fire, which cooks food with direct heat and smoke. Tandoors can be fully above ground, or partially buried below ground, often reaching over a meter in height/depth. Temperatures in a tandoor can reach 480 °C (900 °F; 750 K), and they are routinely kept lit for extended periods. Therefore, traditional tandoors are usually found in restaurant kitchens. Modern tandoors are often made of metal. Variations, such as tandoors with gas or electric heating elements, are more common for at-home use.

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1. tandoor

   A tandoor is a traditional cylindrical clay or metal oven used in cooking and baking in certain cuisines, including those from the Indian subcontinent, Middle East and Central Asia. It is typically heated by charcoal or wood fire, which produces a high, even heat. This oven is used for cooking a variety of dishes, such as naan bread, tandoori chicken, and other types of tandoori kebabs.

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1. Tandoor

   A tandoor is a cylindrical clay oven used in cooking and baking. The tandoor is used for cooking in Southern, Central and Western Asia, as well as in the Caucasus. The heat for a tandoor was traditionally generated by a charcoal or wood fire, burning within the tandoor itself, thus exposing the food to live-fire, radiant heat cooking, and hot-air, convection cooking, and smoking by the fat and food juices that drip on to the charcoal. Temperatures in a tandoor can approach 480°C, and it is common for tandoor ovens to remain lit for long periods to maintain the high cooking temperature. The tandoor design is something of a transitional form between a makeshift earth oven and the horizontal-plan masonry oven.

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1. tornado

2. donator

3. odorant

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of tandoor in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of tandoor in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=tandoor
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Tandoor
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tandoor
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5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=tandoor