: a round flat leavened bread especially of the Indian subcontinent
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Noun
The grocer opened its doors to customers on June 17 and is the first H-E-B to offer Masala House, an H-E-B product line of in-house meal options like chicken masala, butter chicken, naan, chutney dips and other items.—
Fousia Abdullahi,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
1 July 2026 Cut out a small opening in each piece of naan, and these tiny bread pockets can be stuffed with endless types of pizza toppings.—
Sophia Beams,
Better Homes & Gardens,
1 July 2026
Noun
In West Virginia, there are nanas and nans, grams and grandmas, grannies, abuelas, and even some nonnas.—
Casey Cep,
New Yorker,
9 May 2026 Fortunately for Long, her nan loved her front-row seat to this special dance show.—
Alyce Collins,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for naan
Word History
Etymology
Noun (1)
Hindi & Urdu & Persian; Hindi & Urdu nān bread, from Persian