lavash

lavash

English

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Etymology

From Armenian լավաշ (lavaš) and partly from Turkish lavaş.[1] See there for more.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ləˈvɑːʃ/, /ləˈvaʃ/
  • Audio (Southern England):(file)

Noun

lavash (countable and uncountable, plural lavashes)

  2. A soft, thin flatbread made with flour, water, yeast, and salt, baked in a tandoor, and sometimes sprinkled with sesame seeds or poppy seeds before baking.
    Synonym: Armenian cracker bread

Usage notes

  • Traditionally made in Armenia and other countries of the Caucasus and the Middle East.

Translations

References

  1. ^ "lavash." The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language. 2008.

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