Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

kataifi

/kəˈteɪ.fi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: kataifi
IPA: /kəˈteɪ.fi/

14

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A very fine, vermicelli-like pastry used to make desserts in various Mediterranean and Middle Eastern cuisines, particularly Palestinian.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"I much prefer the five-year-old Agnanti, at the upper end of the neighborhood near Astoria Park, which offers unusual regional dishes like ntaka, a Cretan bread salad, and mustard-dipped shrimp kataifi."
"Work until no lumps are left and the kataifi becomes light and fluffy. Toss the kataifi with 1⁄4 of the melted butter."

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish قطائف (kadaif), from Arabic قَطَائِف (qaṭāʔif).

Origin

Source language: Arabic

Word Breakdown

Root: قَطَائِف, ق ط ف

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

kadaifi (alternative) kadaif (alternative) kadayif (alternative) kataïf (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

qatayef kanafeh

Questions

How do you pronounce kataifi?: The recorded pronunciation is /kəˈteɪ.fi/.
What does kataifi mean?: A very fine, vermicelli-like pastry used to make desserts in various Mediterranean and Middle Eastern cuisines, particularly Palestinian.
Where does kataifi come from?: It is traced to Arabic.

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