basbousa

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noun

A traditional Middle Eastern sweet cake, made from cooked semolina or farina soaked in simple syrup which may also contain orange flower water or rose water.

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revani
OriginArabic بَسْبُوسَة →
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Meanings

nounbasbousa (countable and uncountable, plural basbousas)

plural basbousas

  1. countableuncountableA traditional Middle Eastern sweet cake, made from cooked semolina or farina soaked in simple syrup which may also contain orange flower water or rose water.

    Synonyms: revani

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA traditional Middle Eastern sweet cake, made from cooked semolina or farina soaked in simple syrup which may also contain orange flower water or rose water.

Similar
revani
Also see
revani

Origin

  1. Arabicبَسْبُوسَة
  2. Englishbasbousa

From Arabic بَسْبُوسَة (basbūsa).

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APA

basbousa. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/basbousa

MLA

“basbousa.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/basbousa. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “basbousa,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/basbousa.

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