kanafeh
A Middle Eastern dessert composed of a cheese pastry soaked in syrupA Middle Eastern dessert composed of a cheese pastry soaked in syrup.
/kəˈnɑːfeɪ/
Meaning
1 senses(uncountable)A Middle Eastern dessert composed of a cheese pastry soaked in syrup.
Translations
4 languagesOrigin
Borrowed from Arabic كُنافة (kunāfa), itself possibly from Coptic ⲕⲉⲛⲉⲫⲓⲧⲉⲛ (kenephiten).Borrowed from Arabic كُنافة (kunāfa), itself possibly from Coptic ⲕⲉⲛⲉⲫⲓⲧⲉⲛ (kenephiten).
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