noun
baklava
bah-kluh-VAH/ˌbɑːkləˈvɑː/
A sweet pastry made of thin layers of dough, nuts, and syrup.
The cut baklava reveals thin pastry layers and a nut filling.
Etymology
Ottoman Turkish baqlava supplies the pastry’s name as a whole. The dessert has a literary history too: it is mentioned in Rumi’s works.
In context
baklava is one of the most popular desserts in greece and in the middle east and it's simply a layering of phyllo pastry with a buttery nutty filling
More examples
- She cut the baklava into diamonds.
- Sweet syrup soaked into the warm baklava.
- We shared a piece of pistachio baklava.
Forms
baklava · baklavas
Similar words
- strudel
- Strudel has a rolled pastry enclosing a filling; baklava uses stacked thin layers with nuts and syrup.