First Known Use: 1653
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baklava
noun bak·la·va \ˈbä-klə-ˌvä, ˌbä-klə-ˈvä\
Definition of BAKLAVA
: a dessert made of thin pastry, nuts, and honey
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Origin of BAKLAVA
Turkish
Rhymes with BAKLAVA
abaca, Abdullah, Adana, agora, ahimsa, aloha, Antalya, assignat, Astana, Aymara, baccarat, Bogotá, brouhaha, cervelat, coup d'état, Cumaná, Delacroix, entrechat, feria, guarana, haftarah, haniwa, Heredia, inshallah, Kashiwa, koruna, Kostroma, la-di-da, ma-and-pa, Machida, Malinois, Mardi Gras, Masséna, Modena, moussaka, Oshawa, pakeha, panama, Panama, Paraná, parashah, pas de trois, persona, pietà, podesta, polenta, polynya, port de bras, reseda, rufiyaa, Shangri-la, tempura, ulema, usquebaugh
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