Etymology

lekvar

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Today it means: A sweet spread made from apricots or prunes. Full definition →

Hungarian lekvár
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  1. Hungarian · borrowed fromlekvár
  2. English todaylekvar

From Hungarian lekvár. Compare with Slovak and Czech lektvar. Doublet of electuary.

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