lavash
See also: Lavash
English
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Armenian լավաշ (lavaš) and partly from Turkish lavaş.[1] See there for more.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (UK) IPA(key): /ləˈvɑːʃ/, /ləˈvaʃ/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
Noun
[edit]lavash (countable and uncountable, plural lavashes)
- 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
- 2022 August 17, Felicity Cloake, “How to make the perfect chicken shawarma – recipe”, in The Guardian[1], →ISSN, archived from the original on 3 December 2022:
- Once you’ve got the chicken right, it’s up to you whether you serve it over rice, stuffed into a fluffy pita or wrapped up in a paper-thin lavash – and which sauce you go for, if any.
- 2026 March 15, Genevieve Ko, “‘This Is the Best Dish I Have Ever Made From NYT Cooking’”, in The New York Times[2], →ISSN, archived from the original on 15 March 2026:
- The importance of Nowruz is reflected in an elaborate sabzi polo, the herbed rice capped with a crunchy tahdig, the crust formed from lettuce, rice mixed with yogurt or lavash or another thin flatbread.
Usage notes
[edit]- Traditionally made in Armenia and other countries of the Caucasus and the Middle East.
Translations
[edit]a soft, thin flatbread
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