cigarette pastry

Questions

What does cigarette pastry mean?

A traditional Turkish dish consisting of a small pastry roll filled with feta cheese.

Where does cigarette pastry come from?

Calque of Turkish sigara böreği (“cigarette (shaped) borek”).

How to pronounce cigarette pastry

1. Open the pronunciation page — Open the Speakur entry for “cigarette pastry”.
2. Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling () so you know which sounds to aim for.
3. Play the audio — Click Play to hear reference audio for “cigarette pastry”.
4. Repeat and practice — Say “cigarette pastry” aloud, matching stress and vowels until it feels natural.