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bulgur

/ˈbʌlɡə(ɹ)/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.00 in modern English

Syllables
bul-gur
IPA
/ˈbʌlɡə(ɹ)/
9
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Wheat grains that have been steamed, dried, and crushed; a staple of Middle Eastern cooking.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish بلغور (bulğur) (modern Turkish bulgur), by metathesis from older بورغول (burğul), from Arabic بُرْغُل (burḡul), from Persian برغول (barġul), پرغول (parġul).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: بلغور, بُرْغُل, برغول

Usage

Inflected Forms

bulgurs (plural) bulgar (alternative) bulghur (alternative) burghul (alternative) borghol (alternative) bourghul (alternative) bulgoor (alternative) bulghoor (alternative)

Synonyms

bulgur wheat bulghur

Rhymes With

vulgar

Questions

How do you pronounce bulgur?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈbʌlɡə(ɹ)/.
What does bulgur mean?
Wheat grains that have been steamed, dried, and crushed; a staple of Middle Eastern cooking.
Where does bulgur come from?
It is traced to Arabic.

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