lavash

From Armenian լավաշ (lavaš) and partly from Turkish lavaş.[1] Probably ultimately from some Aramaic language. See the former for more.

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ləˈvɑːʃ/, /ləˈvaʃ/

lavash (countable and uncountable, plural lavashes)

1. 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.

• Armenian cracker bread

• halvas