baklava

or ba·kla·wa

[ bah-kluh-vah, bah-kluh-vah ]

/ ˈbɑ kləˌvɑ, ˌbɑ kləˈvɑ /

noun

a Near Eastern pastry made of many layers of paper-thin dough with a filling of ground nuts, baked and then drenched in a syrup of honey and sometimes rosewater.

Origin of baklava

Borrowed into English from Turkish around 1815–25

Words nearby baklava

baking powder, baking sheet, baking soda, Bakke decision, bakkie, baklava, bakra, baksheesh, Bakst, Baku, Bakunin

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Example sentences from the Web for baklava

Gaziantep is famous for its baklava and this batch of twenty was expensive.
The Fourth War: My Lunch with a Jihadi|Elliot Ackerman|January 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Abed filled his mouth with a piece of the baklava, I needed to get our conversation going.
The Fourth War: My Lunch with a Jihadi|Elliot Ackerman|January 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He shrugged and took another piece of the baklava, considering it in his fingers for a moment.
The Fourth War: My Lunch with a Jihadi|Elliot Ackerman|January 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He said nothing about the baklava, but stood at the end of our table, his eyes resting on me, as if I should order.
The Fourth War: My Lunch with a Jihadi|Elliot Ackerman|January 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST

British Dictionary definitions for baklava

baklava

baclava

/ (ˈbɑːkləˌvɑː) /

noun

a rich cake of Middle Eastern origin consisting of thin layers of pastry filled with nuts and honey

Word Origin for baklava

from Turkish

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单词	baklava
释义	baklava or ba·kla·wa [ bah-kluh-vah, bah-kluh-vah ] / ˈbɑ kləˌvɑ, ˌbɑ kləˈvɑ / noun a Near Eastern pastry made of many layers of paper-thin dough with a filling of ground nuts, baked and then drenched in a syrup of honey and sometimes rosewater. Origin of baklava Borrowed into English from Turkish around 1815–25 Words nearby baklava baking powder, baking sheet, baking soda, Bakke decision, bakkie, baklava, bakra, baksheesh, Bakst, Baku, Bakunin Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for baklava Gaziantep is famous for its baklava and this batch of twenty was expensive. The Fourth War: My Lunch with a Jihadi\|Elliot Ackerman\|January 21, 2014\|DAILY BEAST Abed filled his mouth with a piece of the baklava, I needed to get our conversation going. The Fourth War: My Lunch with a Jihadi\|Elliot Ackerman\|January 21, 2014\|DAILY BEAST He shrugged and took another piece of the baklava, considering it in his fingers for a moment. The Fourth War: My Lunch with a Jihadi\|Elliot Ackerman\|January 21, 2014\|DAILY BEAST He said nothing about the baklava, but stood at the end of our table, his eyes resting on me, as if I should order. The Fourth War: My Lunch with a Jihadi\|Elliot Ackerman\|January 21, 2014\|DAILY BEAST British Dictionary definitions for baklava baklava baclava / (ˈbɑːkləˌvɑː) / noun a rich cake of Middle Eastern origin consisting of thin layers of pastry filled with nuts and honey Word Origin for baklava from Turkish Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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