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baklava.

A sweet pastry found in many cuisines of the Middle East and the Balkans, made of chopped nuts layered with phyllo pastry.

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Meaning & usage

noun/ˈbæk.lə.və//ˈbɑk.lə.və//bəˈklɑː.və//ˈbɑk.ləˌvɑː/
  1. A sweet pastry found in many cuisines of the Middle East and the Balkans, made of chopped nuts layered with phyllo pastry.

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Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Turkish baklava, from Ottoman Turkish باقلوا (baklava) (see for more); possibly from Middle Mongol ᠪᠠᠭᠯᠠᠭ᠎ᠠ (baɣlaɣ-a, “bundle, package”).

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