kanafeh

K5A1N1A1F4E1H4
/kəˈnɑːfeɪ/

noun

A Middle Eastern dessert composed of a cheese pastry soaked in syrup.

OriginArabic كُنافة ← Coptic ⲕⲉⲛⲉⲫⲓⲧⲉⲛ →
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Meanings

nounkanafeh (uncountable)

alternative kanafah · alternative knafeh · alternative kunafa · alternative kunafeh · alternative künefe · alternative kunefe

  1. uncountableA Middle Eastern dessert composed of a cheese pastry soaked in syrup.

Origin

  1. Copticⲕⲉⲛⲉⲫⲓⲧⲉⲛ
  2. Arabicكُنافة
  3. Englishkanafeh

Borrowed from Arabic كُنافة (kunāfa), itself possibly from Coptic ⲕⲉⲛⲉⲫⲓⲧⲉⲛ (kenephiten).

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Translations

Arabic كُنَافَة
  • كُنَافَة (kunāfa)Translations
Finnish kunafa
  • kunafaTranslations
French knafeh, knefeh
  • knafehTranslations
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Greek κιουνεφέ
  • κιουνεφέ (kiounefé)Translations
Hebrew כנאפה
  • כנאפהTranslations
Polish kunafa
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Spanish kunafa
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Turkish künefe
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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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