baklava

or ba·kla·wa

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

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

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Examples from the Web for baklava

Contemporary Examples of 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
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
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
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

British Dictionary definitions for baklava

baklava

baclava

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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Word Origin and History for baklava

n.

1650s, from Turkish.

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