tandoorPronunciation: /ˈtandʊə, tanˈdʊə, ˈtandɔː, tanˈdɔː/Definition of tandoor noun a clay oven of a type used originally in northern India and Pakistan. Origin:from Urdu tandūr, from Persian tanūr, based on Arabic tannūr 'oven'tandoor in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of tandoor in the US English dictionary