Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

yufka

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: yuf-ka
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A thin, round, unleavened flatbread in Turkish cuisine.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"While recently travelling Asia Minor, I reached Magnesia very hungry: having outstripped my attendants, I was alone, and went to a common shop, where I had three skewers of kebab, a much esteemed dish, and the best of the kind I ever tasted, a yufka somewhat resembling Yorkshire pudding, a large lump of ice in the jar of water, a dish of yaourt, a bunch of grapes, and afterwards a caimac (cream) ice."

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish یوفقه (yufka).

Word Breakdown

Root: یوفقه

Usage

Inflected Forms

yufkas (plural)

Questions

What does yufka mean?: A thin, round, unleavened flatbread in Turkish cuisine.
Where does yufka come from?: From Ottoman Turkish یوفقه (yufka).

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