tandoori Syllabification: (tan·door·i)Pronunciation: /tanˈdo͝orē, tän-/Definition of tandoori adjective relating to a style of Indian cooking based on the use of a tandoor:tandoori chicken noun tandoori food or cooking. a restaurant serving tandoori. Origin:from Urdu and Persian tandūri, from tandūr (see tandoor)tandoori in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of tandoori in the British & World English dictionary