kataifi
/kəˈteɪ.fi/
kataifi noun: a very fine, vermicelli-like pastry used to make desserts in various Mediterranean and Middle Eastern cuisines, particularly Palestinian.
Noun
kataifi (uncountable)
- A very fine, vermicelli-like pastry used to make desserts in various Mediterranean and Middle Eastern cuisines, particularly Palestinian.
- I much prefer the five-year-old Agnanti, at the upper end of the neighborhood near Astoria Park, which offers unusual regional dishes like ntaka, a Cretan bread salad, and mustard-dipped shrimp kataifi.2007 January 26, William Grimes, “Queens Now Has Less Feta, More Jellyfish”, in New York Times
- Work until no lumps are left and the kataifi becomes light and fluffy. Toss the kataifi with 1⁄4 of the melted butter.2009 [1985], Ayla Esen Algar, Complete Book Of Turkish Cooking, Routledge, →ISBN, page 300
Forms of kataifi
| alternative form | kadaifi |
|---|---|
| alternative form | kadaif |
| alternative form | kadayif |
| alternative form | kataïf |
Origin of kataifi
Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish قطائف (kadaif), from Arabic قَطَائِف (qaṭāʔif).
Questions about kataifi
- What does kataifi mean?
- Kataifi means a very fine, vermicelli-like pastry used to make desserts in various Mediterranean and Middle Eastern cuisines, particularly Palestinian.
- What part of speech is kataifi?
- Kataifi is a noun.
- How do you pronounce kataifi?
- Kataifi is pronounced /kəˈteɪ.fi/.
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