baklava

noun

bak·​la·​va ˈbä-klə-ˌvä  ˌbä-klə-ˈvä 

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

Examples of baklava in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The business is also a coffee roaster and serves desserts such as baklava and Turkish delights. — Emma Hall, Sacbee.com, 14 July 2026

Bad Morning Bakery does authentic Lebanese manakish flatbread and baklava. — John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 7 July 2026

The adjoining space, called Baba’s Bakery, makes pastries like baklava, a sticky pastry with walnuts, rose, honey and pistachio. — Jenna Thompson june 24, Kansas City Star, 24 June 2026

And do not skip the baklava cheesecake. — Charlotte Observer, 23 June 2026

Word History

Etymology

Turkish

First Known Use

1902, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for baklava

• cassava
• balaclava
• cava
• fava
• flava
• guava
• jahveh
• lava