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Baklava

Noun CEFR B1
ˈbæk.lə.və

Definitions

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

countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Españolbaclava
Françaisbaklava
DeutschBaklava
22 more languages
Azərbaycan dilipaxlava
Българскибаклава
Ελληνικάμπακλαβάς
Suomibaklava
Հայերենփախլավա
Italianobaklava
한국어바클라바
Македонскибаклава
Монголбаклава
Nederlandsbaklava
Portuguêsbaclava
Românăbaclava
Svenskabaklava
Türkçebaklava

Examples

“It meant lifting tea towels off trays in her Muslim neighbourskitchens to help herself to sticky triangles of baklava, half lemon slices pressed into the syrupy pastry filled with walnuts and raisins.”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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