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baklava
/ˈbæk.lə.və//ˈbɑk.lə.və//bəˈklɑː.və//ˈbɑk.ləˌvɑː/
noun
What it means
- countableuncountableA sweet pastry found in many cuisines of the Middle East and the Balkans, made of chopped nuts layered with phyllo pastry.
It meant lifting tea towels off trays in her Muslim neighbours’ kitchens to help herself to sticky triangles of baklava, half lemon slices pressed into the syrupy pastry filled with walnuts and raisins.
2022, Priscilla Morris, Black Butterflies, Duckworth, page 56
In a sentence
It meant lifting tea towels off trays in her Muslim neighbours’ kitchens to help herself to sticky triangles of baklava, half lemon slices pressed into the syrupy pastry filled with walnuts and raisins.
2022, Priscilla Morris, Black Butterflies, Duckworth, page 56
Where it comes from
- Middle Mongolᠪᠠᠭᠯᠠᠭᠠ“bundle, package”
- Ottoman Turkishباقلوا
- Turkishbaklava
- Englishbaklava
Borrowed from Turkish baklava, from Ottoman Turkish باقلوا (baklava) (see for more); possibly from Middle Mongol ᠪᠠᠭᠯᠠᠭᠠ (baɣlaɣ-a, “bundle, package”).
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