Definitions for baklava

baklava ba·kla·va

Spelling: [bah-kluh-vah, bah-kluh-vah]
IPA: /ˈbɑ kləˌvɑ, ˌbɑ kləˈvɑ/

Baklava is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 16 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 19 points.

You can make 68 anagrams from letters in baklava (aaabklv).

Definitions for baklava

noun

  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.

Origin of baklava

Borrowed into English from Turkish around 1815-25

Examples for baklava

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

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.

Word Value for baklava
Scrable

16

Words with friends

19

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