borekitas de muez

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Definitions

  • n. Another name for travados de muez; crispy nut-filled pastries simmered in a honey-lemon syrup.

Example Sentences

  • "Among Turkish Jews, borekitas de muez tested the baking ability of young brides. Since then they have spread to non-Jewish bakeries in Istanbul" (source)

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Languages of Origin

  • Ladino

Etymology

  • borekitas de muez, lit. 'little pastries of nuts'

      • 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

      borecitas de muez

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