baklava

noun

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

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The market offers a wide range of food, from halal meat to pita bread, baklava, preserves and lentils. Christopher Cann, USA Today, 21 Apr. 2025 Dishes include mains such as platters and gyros, sides such as baba ganoush and hummus and desserts such as baklava and chocolate chip cookies. Alexandra Maloney, Charlotte Observer, 21 Mar. 2025 What to expect: Stella Jean's ice cream offerings at the moment include black sesame and toasted coconut, baklava cheesecake, pandan pistachio and mango sticky rice. Andrew Keatts, Axios, 13 Mar. 2025 Pottery Barn even started selling a collection of Ramadan dinner plates decorated with green palm trees photographed with baklava on top. Zahir Janmohamed, Bon Appétit, 13 Mar. 2025 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 2 May. 2025.

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