Baklava

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈbɑːkləˌvɑː/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(bä′klə vä′, bä′klə vä′)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
ba•kla•va  (bä′klə vä′, bä′klə vä′),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Fooda 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.
Also, ba•kla•wa  (bä′klə vä′, bä′klə vä′).USA pronunciation 
  • Turkish
  • 1815–25

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
baklava, baclava / ˈbɑːkləˌvɑː/
  1. a rich cake of Middle Eastern origin consisting of thin layers of pastry filled with nuts and honey
Etymology: from Turkish
'Baklava' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
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