bulgur
Wheat grains that have been steamed, dried, and crushedWheat grains that have been steamed, dried, and crushed; a staple of Middle Eastern cooking.
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1 senses(countable, uncountable)Wheat grains that have been steamed, dried, and crushed; a staple of Middle Eastern cooking.
булгу́рbulgúr
parched crushed wheat
Examples
1 sentencesTranslations
6 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
From Ottoman Turkish بلغور (bulğur) (modern Turkish bulgur), by metathesis from older بورغFrom Ottoman Turkish بلغور (bulğur) (modern Turkish bulgur), by metathesis from older بورغول (burğul), from Arabic بُرْغُل (burḡul), from Persian برغول (barġul), پرغول (parġul).
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Forms
plural: bulgursSynonyms
2 synonyms- parched crushed wheat:bulghurbulgur wheat
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.