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bourek.

An Algerian dish, a stuffed pastry roll

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun

  1. An Algerian dish, a stuffed pastry roll

  2. The pastry sheet used to make the Algerian stuffed pastry roll, a North African pastry dough similar to phyllo

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Turkic *bögür Proto-Turkic *bögürek Ottoman Turkish بورك (börek)bor. Algerian Arabic بوراك (būrāk)bor. French bourekbor. English bourek Borrowed from French bourek, borrowed from Algerian Arabic بوراك (būrāk), borrowed from Ottoman Turkish بورك (börek). See also brik, burek, byrek, borek.

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