bourek

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noun

An Algerian dish, a stuffed pastry roll

Similar
Algerian bourekbrikdiouldyoulmalsoukamalsouqawarqa
OriginFrench bourek ← Algerian Arabic بوراك (būrāk) ← Ottoman Turkish بورك (börek) →
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Meanings

nounbourek (plural boureks)

plural boureks

  1. cookingAn Algerian dish, a stuffed pastry roll

    Synonyms: Algerian bourek

  2. cookingThe pastry sheet used to make the Algerian stuffed pastry roll, a North African pastry dough similar to phyllo

    Synonyms: brik, dioul, dyoul, malsouka, malsouqa, warqa

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAn Algerian dish, a stuffed pastry roll

Similar
Algerian bourek

nounThe pastry sheet used to make the Algerian stuffed pastry roll, a North African pastry dough similar to phyllo

Similar
brikdiouldyoulmalsoukamalsouqawarqa

Origin

  1. Proto-Turkic*bögür
  2. Proto-Turkic*bögürek
  3. Ottoman Turkishبورك (börek)
  4. Algerian Arabicبوراك (būrāk)
  5. Frenchbourek
  6. Englishbourek

Borrowed from French bourek, borrowed from Algerian Arabic بوراك (būrāk), borrowed from Ottoman Turkish بورك (börek). See also brik, burek, byrek, borek.

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Translations

Arabic بوراك
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French bourek
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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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