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bulgur.

Wheat grains that have been steamed, dried, and crushed; a staple of Middle Eastern cooking.

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Meaning & usage

noun/ˈbʌlɡə(ɹ)//ˈbʊlɡə(ɹ)/
  1. Wheat grains that have been steamed, dried, and crushed; a staple of Middle Eastern cooking.

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Where this word comes from

From Ottoman Turkish بلغور (bulğur) (modern Turkish bulgur), by metathesis from older بورغول (burğul), from Arabic بُرْغُل (burḡul), from Persian برغول (barġul), پرغول (parġul).

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