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bourek

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
bourek
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An Algerian dish, a stuffed pastry roll

noun

The pastry sheet used to make the Algerian stuffed pastry roll, a North African pastry dough similar to phyllo

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Turkic *bögür Proto-Turkic *bögürek Ottoman Turkish بورك (börek)bor. Algerian Arabic بوراك (būrāk)bor. French bourekbor. English bourek Borrowed from French bourek, borrowed from Algerian Arabic بوراك (būrāk), borrowed from Ottoman Turkish بورك (börek). See also brik, burek, byrek, borek.

Inflected Forms

boureks (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

borek brik burek buyrek byrek

Synonyms

Algerian bourek brik dioul dyoul malsouka malsouqa warqa

Questions

What does bourek mean?
An Algerian dish, a stuffed pastry roll
Where does bourek come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Turkic *bögür Proto-Turkic *bögürek Ottoman Turkish بورك (börek)bor. Algerian Arabic بوراك (būrāk)bor. French bourekbor. English bourek Borrowed from French bourek, borrowed from Algerian Arabic بوراك (būrāk), borrowed from Ottoman Turkish بورك (börek). See also brik, burek, byrek, borek.

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