bulema

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Pronunciations

bulema (boo-LEH-mah) listen

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Definitions

  • n. A Sephardic baked pastry, often filled with spinach and cheese.

Example Sentences

  • "The bulemas are quickly baked in a very hot oven and the result is crispy, flaky, cheesy heaven. " (source)

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Languages of Origin

  • Ladino

Etymology

  • bulema

      • 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

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      Alternative Spellings

      boulema

Notes

  • Sometimes also called rodanches or burmaikos.

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