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burek

burek noun: a type of baked or fried filled pastry of the former Ottoman Empire.

burek: a type of baked or fried filled pastry of the former Ottoman Empire
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Noun

burek (plural bureks)

  1. A type of baked or fried filled pastry of the former Ottoman Empire.

Proper noun capitalized: Burek

Burek (plural Bureks)

  1. A surname.

burek meaning in Arabic

burek in Arabic

a type of baked or fried filled pastry
بُورَك būrak, بُورِيك būrīk, بُرِيك burīk

Forms of burek

Noun
pluralbureks
alternative formbörek
alternative formborek
alternative formbrik
Proper noun
pluralBureks

Origin of burek

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish بورك (börek).

Questions about burek

What does burek mean?
Burek means a type of baked or fried filled pastry of the former Ottoman Empire.
What is burek in Arabic?
Burek in Arabic is بُورَك (būrak), بُورِيك (būrīk), بُرِيك (burīk). See Burek meaning in Arabic.
What part of speech is burek?
Burek can be a noun or a proper noun.
What is the plural of burek?
The plural of burek is bureks.

Words near burek in the dictionary

  1. bureaux
  2. bureaux de change
  3. bureaux plats
  4. Bureen
  5. Burehifasdhoo
  6. burek
  7. bureks
  8. burel
  9. Burell
  10. burelle
  11. burelles

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