khubz

English

Khubz

Alternative forms

• khobz, khoubz

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic خُبْز (ḵubz, “bread”).

Noun

khubz (uncountable)

1. Any Middle Eastern flatbread such as pita bread.
   • 2007 June 13, Joan Nathan, “A Moroccan Oven That’s Open to All”, in New York Times‎^[1]:

     Called khubz, the bread is about the size of pita but much denser.