Definitions
n. A savory pretzel shaped in a ring and dipped in egg and sesame.
Example Sentences
"Baking cahk is an art. The dough has to rise to perfection. In Egypt it was always a competition between my mother and my aunts as who made the best cahk." (Sephardic Heritage Cookbook: Ottoman, Persian, Moroccan, Egyptian Recipes and More by Sephardic Temple Or Chadash Sisterhood)
Languages of Origin
- Arabic / Judeo-Arabic
Etymology
كحك
- North African: Jews with ancestry in Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, or Egypt
- North America
- None
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Alternative Spellings
cahk, kak, cak
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