noun
baklava
BAK-luh-vuh
noun
1
A rich, sweet pastry made of thin layers of dough filled with chopped nuts and soaked in syrup or honey, popular across the Middle East and the Balkans.
"They ended the meal with a plate of baklava and strong coffee."
How to Use Baklava
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA syrup-soaked, nut-filled pastry made from many thin layers of dough.
Common pairings
a piece of baklava
pistachio baklava
Word Forms
baklavas plural, baklavalar plural
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Etymology
Borrowed from Turkish baklava, likely tracing back to an older Mongolic word meaning "bundle" or "package," referring to the layered pastry.