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baklava

/bah-kluh-vah, bah-kluh-vah/US // ˈbɑ kləˌvɑ, ˌbɑ kləˈvɑ //UK // (ˈbɑːkləˌvɑː) //

焙乐道,巴卡拉瓦,面包糕饼,巴卡拉瓦饼

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a Near Eastern pastry made of many layers of paper-thin dough with a filling of ground nuts, baked and then drenched in a syrup of honey and sometimes rosewater.

Examples

  • Gaziantep is famous for its baklava and this batch of twenty was expensive.

  • Abed filled his mouth with a piece of the baklava, I needed to get our conversation going.

  • He shrugged and took another piece of the baklava, considering it in his fingers for a moment.

  • He said nothing about the baklava, but stood at the end of our table, his eyes resting on me, as if I should order.

  • He took up a rich baklava dessert, saturated with honey, and devoured it.