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Bulgar

American  
[buhl-ger, bool-gahr] / ˈbʌl gər, ˈbʊl gɑr /

noun

  1. Bulgarian.


Bulgar British  
/ ˈbʌlɡɑː, ˈbʊl- /

noun

  1. a member of a group of non-Indo-European peoples that settled in SE Europe in the late 7th century ad and adopted the language and culture of their Slavonic subjects

  2. a rare name for a Bulgarian

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“Our solution so far is to eat fewer meals and try to use rice or bulgar wheat if we can find it. I can only afford to buy black market bread once a week.”

From The Guardian

Add 200g of bulgar wheat and stir to coat.

From The Guardian

Break down the puree and ensure it coats the bulgar wheat evenly.

From The Guardian

A FAN of military history, Stephen Bannon may know of Nikephoros, a Byzantine emperor who was vanquished and decapitated by a Bulgar khan who, for extra humiliation, then fashioned his skull into a drinking cup.

From Economist

In the evening, a pitiful portion of rice or bulgar.

From Washington Times