baklava

noun

: a dessert made of thin pastry, nuts, and honey

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Imagine a less sweet baklava without the nuts and softened with an eggier taste. Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Jan. 2025 In addition to the usual market stalls — local cheeses, produce, fish, meat and bread — many vendors sell prepared foods that include Persian baklava, Swedish pastries and Tibetan momos (try the beef ones doused with hot sauce; 11.50 dollars for five). Ingrid K. Williams, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2024 Like ruffled guava and goat cheese pie, cheesy sesame seed crackers, pistachio baklava, and more. Joe Sevier, Bon Appétit, 1 Feb. 2025 And, of course, a solid helping of baklava — an uber-sweet dessert staple in Slovakia — followed. Joshua Kloke, The Athletic, 31 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for baklava

Word History

Etymology

Turkish

First Known Use

1902, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of baklava was in 1902

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“Baklava.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/baklava. Accessed 1 Mar. 2025.

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