baklava

or ba·kla·wa

[ bah-kluh-vah, bah-kluh-vah ]

noun

1. a Near Eastern pastry made of many layers of paper-thin dough with a filling of ground nuts, baked and then drenched in a syrup of honey and sometimes rosewater.

baklava

/ ˈbɑːkləˌvɑː /

noun

1. a rich cake of Middle Eastern origin consisting of thin layers of pastry filled with nuts and honey

Word History and Origins

Origin of baklava¹

Borrowed into English from Turkish around 1815–25

Word History and Origins

Origin of baklava¹

from Turkish

Example Sentences

There are also wraps on the menu, plus a small case with grab-and-go items like stuffed grape leaves and baklava.

From Seattle Times

Once, she pulled a box of phyllo dough from the freezer case and said, “Have you ever made baklava?”

From Seattle Times

I was entirely too stuffed to think about dessert even though the baklava in the front case was mighty tempting, as was the larger menu.

From Seattle Times

But his jabs are more subtle: ostentatiously forgetting Jade’s name, helping himself to Nate’s baklava without invitation.

From New York Times

He waves to Jade, the once-hostile hostess with whom he shared some conciliatory baklava and wine two episodes ago, after his model-date ditched him.

From New York Times