Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

burek

/bˈɛɹɪk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.49 in modern English

Syllables: bu-rek
IPA: /bˈɛɹɪk/

11

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A type of baked or fried filled pastry of the former Ottoman Empire.

name

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish بورك (börek).

Word Breakdown

Root: بورك

Inflected Forms

bureks (plural) börek (alternative) borek (alternative) brik (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

cheburek burekas bourekas

Homonyms

burich

Rhymes With

eric generic derek atmospheric erik derrick cleric esoteric carrick merrick numeric erich

Questions

How do you pronounce burek?: The recorded pronunciation is /bˈɛɹɪk/.
What does burek mean?: A type of baked or fried filled pastry of the former Ottoman Empire.
Where does burek come from?: Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish بورك (börek).

How to pronounce burek

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