baklava

IPA/ˈbɑːkləvə/
IPA/ˌbɑːkləˈvɑː/

baklava — noun

1. a rich dessert made from crisp sheets of pastry filled with chopped nuts and soa

1.名詞C1
釋義

a rich dessert made from crisp sheets of pastry filled with chopped nuts and soaked with honey or sweet syrup, especially in Turkish and Middle Eastern cooking

例句

Noor brought pistachio baklava from Istanbul for the office tea break.

collocation: pistachio baklava

After dinner, Rodrigo cut the baklava into diamonds and passed the tray around.

typical serving pattern: cut baklava into diamonds

同義詞
  • pastry

    much broader term for dough-based baked foods; it does not imply nuts and syrup

  • dessert

    names any sweet course after a meal, so it is far less specific than baklava

  • sweet

    everyday British word for sugary food; it is informal and much less exact

文法句型

serve baklava after dinner

a piece of baklava

tray of baklava

用法筆記

Usually treated as an uncountable food name when you mean the dessert in general. In careful use, speakers often say a piece of baklava rather than a baklava for one serving.

常見錯誤

❌I ate a baklava after lunch.
✅I ate some baklava after lunch.' / 'I ate a piece of baklava after lunch.
💡The word usually names the dessert as a mass noun, not one single item.