Etymology

bulgur

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Today it means: Wheat grains that have been steamed, dried, and crushed; a staple of Middle Eastern cooking. Full definition →

Ottoman Turkish بلغور ← Arabic بُرْغُل ← Persian برغول
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The story

  1. Persian · derived fromبرغول
  2. Arabic · derived fromبُرْغُل
  3. Ottoman Turkish · borrowed fromبلغور
  4. English todaybulgur

From Ottoman Turkish بلغور (bulğur) (modern Turkish bulgur), by metathesis from older بورغول (burğul), from Arabic بُرْغُل (burḡul), from Persian برغول (barġul), پرغول (parġul).

Words from the same roots

Arabicبُرْغُل all →

burgoo

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