In India, Turkey, Iran, Pakistan, Afghanistan, the Transcaucasus, the Balkans, the Middle East, Central Asia, Burma and Bangladesh, what is a tandoor (also known as a tonir and a tone) used for?
Tandoor approach 480 °C (900 °F), and it is common for tandoor ovens to remain lit for long periods to maintain the high cooking temperature. The tandoor design is something of a transitional form between a makeshift earth oven and the horizontal-plan masonry oven. The word "tonir" is used in various languages like Dari words "tandūr" and "tannūr"; these are derived from very similar terms, viz. Persian "tanūr" (تنور), Armenian "t’onir" (Թոնիր), Georgian "tone" (თონე), Arabic "tannūr" (تنّور), Hebrew ("תנור") e.g. in Leviticus 2:4 Turkish "tandır", Uzbek "tandir", Azerbaijani "təndir" and Kurdish "tendûr". However, according to Dehkhoda Persian Dictionary, the word
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