burek

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noun

A type of baked or fried filled pastry of the former Ottoman Empire.

OriginOttoman Turkish بورك →
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Meanings

burek1

nounburek (plural bureks)

plural bureks · alternative börek · alternative borek · alternative brik

  1. A type of baked or fried filled pastry of the former Ottoman Empire.

Burek2

proper nounBurek (plural Bureks)

plural Bureks

  1. A surname.

Origin

  1. Ottoman Turkishبورك
  2. Englishburek

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish بورك (börek).

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Translations

Arabic بُورَك, بُورِيك
  • بُورَك (būrak)a type of baked or fried filled pastry
  • بُورِيك (būrīk)a type of baked or fried filled pastry
  • بُرِيك (burīk)a type of baked or fried filled pastry
Bulgarian бюре́к
  • бюре́к (bjurék)a type of baked or fried filled pastry
Chinese Mandarin 土耳其酥餅 /土耳其酥饼
  • 土耳其酥餅 /土耳其酥饼 (Tǔ'ěrqí sūbǐng)a type of baked or fried filled pastry
Finnish börek
  • böreka type of baked or fried filled pastry
French börek
  • böreka type of baked or fried filled pastry
German Börek
  • Böreka type of baked or fried filled pastry
Greek μπουρέκι
  • μπουρέκι (bouréki)a type of baked or fried filled pastry
Hebrew בּוּרֶקָס
  • בּוּרֶקָס (burékas)a type of baked or fried filled pastry
Japanese ブレク
  • ブレク (bureku)a type of baked or fried filled pastry
Korean 뵈레크
  • 뵈레크 (boerekeu)a type of baked or fried filled pastry
Norwegian Bokmål børek
  • børeka type of baked or fried filled pastry
Polish burek
  • bureka type of baked or fried filled pastry
Russian буре́к, буре́кас
  • буре́к (burék)a type of baked or fried filled pastry
  • буре́кас (burékas)a type of baked or fried filled pastry
Swedish börek
  • böreka type of baked or fried filled pastry
Turkish börek
  • böreka type of baked or fried filled pastry

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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