baklava

noun

: a dessert made of thin pastry, nuts, and honey

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The baklava Wellington involves a slab of pork belly wrapped in phyllo dough. Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 5 Mar. 2026 Indulge in these authentic baklava pastries made with layers of golden, flaky phyllo dough. Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 5 Mar. 2026 There are turkey-Caesar wraps and burrata-avocado toast, homemade chocolate-chip cookies and baklava, and one strange thing that everyone seems to order – a Korean Cream Cheese Bun that went viral after a food influencer blew it up online. Kate Bradshaw, Mercury News, 25 Feb. 2026 Passoni said the grant from JPF will be used to expand sales and marketing of their popular baklava and increase selection of breakfast wraps. Pamela McLoughlin, Hartford Courant, 19 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for baklava

Word History

Etymology

Turkish

First Known Use

1902, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of baklava was in 1902

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“Baklava.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/baklava. Accessed 18 Mar. 2026.

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