(in Indian architecture) the Hindu name for a sacred Buddhist archway, which is usually wooden and often ornately carved
2. cookery
a style of Indian cooking where the dish remains dry
toran in American English
(ˈtɔrən, ˈtour-)
noun
(in Indian Buddhist and Hindu architecture)
a gateway having two or three lintels between two posts
Also: torana (ˈtɔrənə, ˈtour-)
Word origin
[1885–90; ‹ Hindi ‹ Skt torana]This word is first recorded in the period 1885–90. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: booster, foregut, retread, sensitization, upsweep