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baklava

/ˈbæk.lə.və/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.36 in modern English

Syllables
bakla-va
IPA
/ˈbæk.lə.və/
16
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A sweet pastry found in many cuisines of the Middle East and the Balkans, made of chopped nuts layered with phyllo pastry.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

Borrowed from Turkish baklava, from Ottoman Turkish باقلوا (baklava) (see for more); possibly from Middle Mongol ᠪᠠᠭᠯᠠᠭ᠎ᠠ (baɣlaɣ-a, “bundle, package”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: baklava, باقلوا, ᠪᠠᠭᠯᠠᠭ᠎ᠠ

Usage

Inflected Forms

baklavas (plural) baklavalar (plural) bocklava (alternative, obsolete) boclava (alternative, obsolete) baclava (alternative) baklawa (alternative) baklawah (alternative) paklava (alternative)

Phrases

baklava-like

Rhymes With

java lava ava cassava cava guava brava balaclava kava slava fava ottava

Questions

How do you pronounce baklava?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈbæk.lə.və/.
What does baklava mean?
A sweet pastry found in many cuisines of the Middle East and the Balkans, made of chopped nuts layered with phyllo pastry.
Where does baklava come from?
It is traced to Turkish.

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