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katayef

katayef is the alternative form of qatayef.

Meaning of qatayef

Noun

qatayef pl (plural only)

  1. (plural, plural-only) Sweet dumplings filled with cream or nuts, traditionally served in Arab communities during Ramadan.
    • AS a young student at the multinational Aramco school in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, Fadi Jaber, a son of Palestinian refugees, always preferred his American classmates’ cupcakes, brownies and chocolate chip cookies to his mother’s pastries: knafah, qatayef and baklawah.2009 September 23, Anna Louie Sussman, “Yes, We Speak Cupcake”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 17 Jun 2022

Questions about katayef

What is katayef the alternative form of?
Katayef is the alternative form of qatayef.

Words near katayef in the dictionary

  1. Katawixi
  2. Katayama
  3. Katayama fever
  4. Katayama's fever
  5. Katayamas
  6. katayef
  7. kataïf
  8. Katcha
  9. Katcher
  10. Katchers
  11. katchina

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