baklava
/ˈbæk.lə.və/
baklava noun: a sweet pastry found in many cuisines of the Middle East and the Balkans, made of chopped nuts layered with phyllo pastry.
Noun
baklava (countable and uncountable, plural baklavas or baklavalar)
- A sweet pastry found in many cuisines of the Middle East and the Balkans, made of chopped nuts layered with phyllo pastry.
- 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.2022, Priscilla Morris, Black Butterflies, Duckworth, page 56
baklava meaning in Hindi, Urdu, Bengali and Arabic
baklava in Hindi
- sweet pastry
- बक़लावा baqlāvā
baklava in Urdu
- sweet pastry
- بَقْلاوَہ baqlāva
baklava in Bengali
- sweet pastry
- বাক্লাভা baklabha
baklava in Arabic
- sweet pastry
- بَقْلَاوَة baqlāwa
More languagesFewer languages
- baklava in Malay
- baklava
- baklava in Indonesian
- baklava
- baklava in Thai
- บาคลาวา bàak-laa-waa
- baklava in Vietnamese
- baklava
Forms of baklava
| plural | baklavas |
|---|---|
| plural | baklavalar |
| alternative form | baclava |
| alternative form | baklawa |
| alternative form | baklawah |
| alternative form | paklava |
| alternative form (obsolete) | bocklava |
| alternative form (obsolete) | boclava |
Origin of baklava
Borrowed from Turkish baklava, from Ottoman Turkish باقلوا (baklava) (see for more); possibly from Middle Mongol ᠪᠠᠭᠯᠠᠭᠠ (baɣlaɣ-a, “bundle, package”).
Words formed from baklava
Words that rhyme with baklava
Questions about baklava
- What does baklava mean?
- Baklava means a sweet pastry found in many cuisines of the Middle East and the Balkans, made of chopped nuts layered with phyllo pastry.
- What is baklava in Hindi?
- Baklava in Hindi is बक़लावा (baqlāvā). See Baklava meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is baklava?
- Baklava is a noun.
- How do you pronounce baklava?
- Baklava is pronounced /ˈbæk.lə.və/.
- What is the plural of baklava?
- The plural of baklava is baklavas.
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