baklava
A sweet pastry found in many cuisines of the Middle East and the Balkans, made of…A sweet pastry found in many cuisines of the Middle East and the Balkans, made of chopped nuts layered with phyllo pastry.
» The baklava is better than donuts.
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)A sweet pastry found in many cuisines of the Middle East and the Balkans, made of chopped nuts layered with phyllo pastry.
Baklava
пахлава́paxlavá, баклава́baklavá
пахлава́paxlavá, баклава́baklavá
rich Middle Eastern cake made of thin layers of flaky pastry filled with nuts and honey
Examples
10 sentencesThe baklava is better than donuts.
I picked up some vegan baklava.
Baklava are sweet pastries made from layers of filo dough filled with chopped nuts.
Have you had a baklava?
Did you take a baklava?
Translations
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Origin
Borrowed from Turkish baklava, from Ottoman Turkish باقلوا (baklava) (see for more); possiBorrowed from Turkish baklava, from Ottoman Turkish باقلوا (baklava) (see for more); possibly from Middle Mongol ᠪᠠᠭᠯᠠᠭᠠ (baɣlaɣ-a, “bundle, package”).
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Forms
plural: baklavas / baklavalarWord family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular
- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable