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Rich Middle Eastern cake made of thin layers of flaky pastry filled with nuts and honey
Answer for the clue "Rich Middle Eastern cake made of thin layers of flaky pastry filled with nuts and honey ", 7 letters:
baklava
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Word definitions for baklava in dictionaries
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1650s, from Turkish.
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. A popular sweet pastry found in many cuisines of the Middle East and the Balkans, made of chopped nuts layered with phyllo pastry.
Usage examples of baklava.
She made up a platter for Thork with three cheeseburgers and a half-dozen pieces of baklava, then did the same for Dar and Aud.
Now that she knew her mission, Ruby hurriedly wrapped the plate of baklava in plastic, grabbed her purse and locked the house.
I made some baklava for you, and I wondered if I could make some coffee to go with it and we could talk.
Pol moved through the market, chewing baklava, licking fingers coated with honey.
Carrying the Epsom salts and a piece of the baklava wrapped in cellophane, I came out of the house and walked along the portico past the courtyard and bathhouse to the guesthouse behind.
He plays draughts with the Metropolitan, they drink mastic, eat baklava and sit up together all night whispering secrets!
Ordinarily gentle citizens came to blows over eclairs, and the few remaining sources of unhomogenized baklavas threatened to become the source of serious feuds.
Carrying the Epsom salts and a piece of the baklava wrapped in cellophane, I came out of the house and walked along the portico past the courtyard and bathhouse to the guesthouse behind.
He plays draughts with the Metropolitan, they drink mastic, eat baklava and sit up together all night whispering secrets!
She lacked an appetite lately, living on vitamin-enhanced, fruity bottled drinks from the health food store and baklava from a Greek bakery near the tube station.
I spoke an incredible deal of nonsense over the baklava and coffee about how I had gotten started as a writer.