lekvar

American

[lek-vahr] / ˈlɛk vɑr /

noun

Hungarian Cooking.

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

Etymology

Origin of lekvar

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

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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.

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