khubz

K5H4U1B3Z10

noun

Any Middle Eastern flatbread such as pita bread.

OriginArabic خُبْز →
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Meanings

nounkhubz (uncountable)

alternative khobz · alternative khoubz

  1. uncountableAny Middle Eastern flatbread such as pita bread.

    Called khubz, the bread is about the size of pita but much denser.

    2007 June 13, Joan Nathan, “A Moroccan Oven That’s Open to All”, in New York Times

Origin

  1. Arabicخُبْز“bread”
  2. Englishkhubz

Borrowed from Arabic خُبْز (ḵubz, “bread”).

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APA

khubz. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/khubz

MLA

“khubz.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/khubz. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “khubz,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/khubz.

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