Definitions

  • n. Savory cheese pastries similar to borekas, but open-faced.

Example Sentences

  • "A sister to potato and cheese borekas (baked filled pastries), open-faced kezadas are filled with a combination of rice and cheese." (Sephardic Heritage Cookbook: Ottoman, Persian, Moroccan, Egyptian Recipes and More by Sephardic Temple Or Chadash Sisterhood)

Languages of Origin

  • Ladino

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

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