nan

nan · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    (also naan) A type of flat, leavened bread from South Asia, typically cooked in a tandoor oven.

  2. 2.

    (British informal) Grandmother; nana.

Related words

See also: bread, naan, nana

Etymology

Sense 1: From Hindi/Urdu nan ("bread"), from Persian nan. Sense 2: Childish form of "nana" or "grandmother."