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tannur
Arabic/Persian · ancient
"a clay oven"
an ancient word for a clay oven
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tandur
Punjabi/Hindi · medieval
"a clay oven"
the traditional clay oven used across South Asia
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tandoor
English · 1900s
"a cylindrical clay oven"
adopted as tandoori cooking spread internationally
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