lavash

Meaning

Noun

• A soft, thin flatbread made with flour, water, yeast, and salt, baked in a tandoor. Toasted sesame seeds and/or poppy seeds are sometimes sprinkled on it before baking. Traditionally made in Armenia and other countries of the Caucasus and the Middle East.

Origin

• From Armenian լավաշ and partly from Turkish lavaş. See the former for more.