baklava
A sweet pastry found in many cuisines of the Middle East and the Balkans, made of chopped nuts layered with phyllo pastry. since 1650; modern spelling since 1800s
A kind of
- pastry
Related words
- baklava-like
Word history
From Turkish "baklava".
Where this comes from
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