baklava

ba·kla·va

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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [bah-kluh-vah, bah-kluh-vah]
- /ˈbɑ kləˌvɑ, ˌbɑ kləˈvɑ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [bah-kluh-vah, bah-kluh-vah]
- /ˈbɑ kləˌvɑ, ˌbɑ kləˈvɑ/

Definitions of baklava word

noun baklava a rich cake of Middle Eastern origin consisting of thin layers of pastry filled with nuts and honey 3
noun baklava a rich Greek and Middle Eastern dessert made of thin, flaky layers of pastry filled with chopped nuts, butter, and cinnamon and soaked in a honey or sugar syrup 3
noun baklava 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. 1
noun baklava A dessert originating in the Middle East made of phyllo pastry filled with chopped nuts and soaked in honey. 1
noun baklava sweet flaky pastry with nuts 1
noun baklava A popular sweet pastry found in many cuisines of the Middle East and the Balkans, made of chopped nuts layered with phyllo pastry. 0

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Origin of baklava

First appearance:

before 1815

One of the 39% newest English words

Borrowed into English from Turkish around 1815-25

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Parts of speech for Baklava

noun

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baklava popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 68% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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