repulga

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Pronunciations

repulga (ree-POOL-guh) listen

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Definitions

  • n. The decorative crimp or fold along the edge of a filled pastry such as borekas.

Example Sentences

  • "When making a boreka, you close up the circle of dough and make a repulga."

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Languages of Origin

  • Ladino

Etymology

  • repulga

      • Who Uses This

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

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      • North America

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