lekvar

[lek-vahr]

noun

Hungarian Cooking.

1. a soft, jamlike spread made of sweetened prunes or apricots.

Word History and Origins

Origin of lekvar¹

1955–60; < Hungarian lekvár jam, marmalade < Slovak, by-form of Czech lektvar electuary < Middle High German la ( c ) twārje, latwērge ( German Latwerge ) < Old French leitüaire, laitüaire < Late Latin ēlēctuārium electuary

Example Sentences

But if I had to choose a single filling, it would be the lekvar, a rich prune butter that somehow makes you hungrier the more of it you eat.

From Wall Street Journal