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Word entry · 7 letters

baklava

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"Honey pastry"

7 letters · collected on this word page

7 lettersPronunciation /ˈbæk.lə.və/Part of speech nounSorted aaabklvStarts with BEnds with A1 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. Layered pastry with nuts and honey.

Word origin

Borrowed from Turkish baklava, from Ottoman Turkish باقلوا (baklava) (see for more); possibly from Middle Mongol ᠪᠠᠭᠯᠠᠭ᠎ᠠ (baɣlag-a, “bundle, package”).

Used in a sentence

  • It meant lifting tea towels off trays in her Muslim neighbours’ kitchens to help herself to sticky triangles of baklava, half lemon slices pressed into the syrupy pastry filled with walnuts and raisins.

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