flat bread

Pita or chapati

Flat bread is bread made without leavening or with minimal rise, resulting in a thin, flat shape rather than a loaf.

Examples span many cultures: tortillas, pita, naan, chapati, matzo.

The spelling varies—flatbread as one word is equally common.

We wrapped the kebabs in warm flat bread.

Related
  • pitaHollow Middle Eastern bread
  • pita pocketFlatbread with interior pouch
  • naanLeavened tandoor-baked flatbread
  • injeraSpongy fermented teff bread
  • tortillaThin unleavened Mexican bread

taco shell · matzo · focaccia · pizza dough · arepa · paratha · griddling · lavash · chapati · roti · unleavened · baking · sandwiches · dipping sauce · wraps · flour · water · frying

Categories
Opposites
bread shape/structure

flat breadloaf

Baked bread shape

sandwich loaf · bread loaf · leavened bread · baguette · brioche

leavening method

flat breadleavened bread

Loaf expanded by fermentation

yeast bread · sourdough · quick bread

Family

flat, bread, flats, flatly, flatten, flattened, flattening, flatness, flatter

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G