English Explanatory Dictionary

kanafeh

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A Middle Eastern dessert composed of a cheese pastry soaked in syrup.

Pronunciation

/kəˈnɑːfeɪ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Sumxr-kanafeh.wav

Word forms

kanafeh kanafah knafeh kunafa kunafeh künefe kunefe

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic كُنافة (kunāfa), itself possibly from Coptic ⲕⲉⲛⲉⲫⲓⲧⲉⲛ (kenephiten).

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