Baklava Definition

bäklə-vä, bäklə-vä
noun
A dessert made of paper-thin layers of pastry, chopped nuts, and honey.
American Heritage
A rich Greek and Middle Eastern pastry consisting of sheets of phyllo layered with chopped nuts, butter, and cinnamon, baked, and soaked in a honey or sugar syrup.
Webster's New World

A popular sweet pastry found in many cuisines of the Middle East and the Balkans, made of chopped nuts layered with phyllo pastry.

Wiktionary

Other Word Forms of Baklava

Noun

Singular:
baklava
Plural:
baklavas

Origin of Baklava

  • From Turkish baklava.

    From Wiktionary

  • Turkish

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Baklava Sentence Examples

  • The nose is rich with heavenly sweetness, golden syrup on Scotch pancakes, toffee and honey baklava.

  • I also invented the only raw organic baklava and many more amazing recipes you have to try.

  • For dessert, I can't choose between baklava, chocolate, flan, konefa, and um ali.

  • Don't miss the baklava for dessert and the extensive wine choices.

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