Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A dessert made of paper-thin layers of pastry, chopped nuts, and honey.
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- noun A popular sweet
pastry found in manycuisines of theMiddle East and theBalkans , made of choppednuts layered withphyllo pastry.
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- noun rich Middle Eastern cake made of thin layers of flaky pastry filled with nuts and honey
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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In the Middle East, the term baklava can be used as a catch-all for syrup-soaked desserts.
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Save plenty of room for Arabic pastries called batlawa (the Greeks call it baklava) from Shatila in Dearborn, as much a bakery as a local gathering spot for families.
Detroit 2008
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The baklava is cut in generous portions and other Turkish specialties like kounafa (like cheesecake with a chewy exterior) or havlah (sort of like an almond or walnut fudge) are delicious and often free to sample.
Shop That Street: Atlantic Avenue Destinations The Huffington Post News Team 2010
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It’s true that dishes that struck me as most intensely authentic during my time there were authentic versions of someone else’s food — the baklava from the Druse villages near Haifa, or the Yemenite stews at the restaurant near my bus stop in Jerusalem.
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It was challenging, although our baklava was a big hit.
Filo Tips and Recipe for Greek Leek Pie – Prasopita (Πρασόπιτα) Laurie Constantino 2008
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Yes, the food was delicious, and yes, the baklava was a hit.
History is Written by the Victors princessalethea 2008
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She probably wouldn't have been as terrified if they had been wearing baklava, which is how I originally read that sentence.
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Some of the food there overlaps the Greek food that I grew up with, in particular dolmades, which are stuffed grape leaves, and baklava, which is a sweet dessert.
LLD episode 4 uploaded jlundberg 2006
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MCINTYRE: The charge sheet for Senior Airman Ahmad al-Halabi lists dozens of security breaches, everything from downloading classified information to his laptop computer from a secure system, to gathering over 180 electronic version of written notes from prisoners, to delivering unauthorized food, namely baklava pastries.
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The baklava was a positive note on which to end the meal, however how does one make a bad baklava?
kad commented on the word baklava
see also: yummy
November 15, 2007
yarb commented on the word baklava
see also: sure, if you're the kind of person who drinks a cup of honey each morning
November 15, 2007