Etymology

bourek

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Today it means: An Algerian dish, a stuffed pastry roll Full definition →

French bourek ← Algerian Arabic بوراك (būrāk) ← Ottoman Turkish بورك (börek)
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  1. Proto-Turkic*bögür
  2. Proto-Turkic*bögürek
  3. Ottoman Turkishبورك (börek)
  4. Algerian Arabicبوراك (būrāk)
  5. Frenchbourek
  6. English todaybourek

Borrowed from French bourek, borrowed from Algerian Arabic بوراك (būrāk), borrowed from Ottoman Turkish بورك (börek). See also brik, burek, byrek, borek.

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