kunefe

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

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Meanings

nounkunefe (plural kunefes)

plural kunefes

  1. alternativeAlternative form of kanafeh.

    Mr. Eriske said he encouraged his clientele to take their time, including waiting for the kunefe to arrive.

    2015 September 24, Joel Keller, “Bridge Turkish & Mediterranean Grill Offers Reasons to Take Your Time”, in New York Times
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    We used to go to Turkey every second year to visit our relatives and many of my memories of Gaziantep are based around food. Stuffed dolma, eggplant kebap, onion kebap, lahmacun, yuvalama, cig kofte, baklava, kunefe and much more.

    2023 March 31, “Recipes for Ramadan: Beyza Koca’s ali nazik (Turkish lamb with eggplant)”, in The Guardian, →ISSN

Origin

From Turkish.

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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