baklava

or ba·kla·wa

[ bah-kluh-vah, bah-kluh-vah ]
/ ˈbɑ kləˌvɑ, ˌbɑ kləˈvɑ /

noun

a Near Eastern pastry made of many layers of paper-thin dough with a filling of ground nuts, baked and then drenched in a syrup of honey and sometimes rosewater.

Origin of baklava

Borrowed into English from Turkish around 1815–25

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British Dictionary definitions for baklava

baklava

baclava

/ (ˈbɑːkləˌvɑː) /

noun

a rich cake of Middle Eastern origin consisting of thin layers of pastry filled with nuts and honey

Word Origin for baklava

from Turkish