/flat"bred'/ , n.
1. Also, flatbrod /flat"brohd/ . a thin, waferlike bread, usually rye, baked esp. in Scandinavian countries.
2. Also, flat bread . any of various often unleavened breads baked in round, flat loaves or cakes, as those eaten in India, the Middle East, and Italy.
[ 1875-80; perh. orig. trans. of Norw flatbröd ]