Etymology

cigarette pastry

Today it means: A traditional Turkish dish consisting of a small pastry roll filled with feta cheese. Full definition →

Turkish sigara böreği
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  1. Turkish · calque ofsigara böreği“cigarette (shaped) borek”
  2. English todaycigarette pastry

Calque of Turkish sigara böreği (“cigarette (shaped) borek”).

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