borekita

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Definitions

  • n. A bureka; a Turkish pastry filled with potatoes, other vegetables, and sometimes cheese.

Example Sentences

  • “My favorite borekitas are the ones filled with ground beef and eggplant.”

  • "Lusi’s mother, the fourth of five daughters, is called Tuna short for Fortuna and, according to her daughter, is the family borekita expert." (source)

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Languages of Origin

  • Ladino

Etymology

  • borekita

      • Who Uses This

      • Ottoman Sephardim: Jews with ancestry in Spain and, post-expulsion, in Turkey, Greece, and other parts of the Ottoman Empire

      Regions

      • North America

      Dictionaries

      • None

      Alternative Spellings

      burekita

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