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Definition of Lavash
1. 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. ¹
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Definition of Lavash
1. a thin flat bread of Armenian origin [n -ES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Lavash
Literary usage of Lavash
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Sketches of Central Asia: Additional Chapters on My Travels, Adventures, and by Ármin Vámbéry (1868)
"... but into round thick loaves, such as are used in the neighbourhood of Erzerum,
and are called lavash. There is also a sort of biscuit baked in fat, ..."
2. Armenian Popular Songs by Ghewond M. Alishan (1852)
"ai The oriental pancake is named in armenian lash or lavash 22 The men of Van
have the peculiar gift of poetry: this song and number IV, ..."
3. Persia: The Land of the Imams. A Narrative of Travel and Residence, 1871-1885 by James Bassett (1886)
"lavash is the name of the common bread as baked in the ovens made in the ground.
The only difference between this and the former is in the qualities ..."
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