boreka

Ladino

Alternative forms

• boreca, (Jerusalem, Plovdiv, Sarajevo) bureka

Etymology

Borrowed from Turkish börek.

Noun

boreka f (Hebrew spelling בורקס, plural borekas)

1. filled pastry

   Synonyms: (Istanbul, Rhodes, Salonica) borekita, (Sarajevo) burikita, (Kosovo, Monastir) burikite

   • 1995, Tiryaki: aylık gazete-dergi‎^[1], numbers 8–9, Tiryaki, page 75:

     Aron dezdenyando el kuçio i el piron, aferro kon la mano la boreka i espedasondala kon los dedos en kuatro bokodos se la komyo.

     [With] Aron despising the knife and the fork, he held the filled pastry in hand and, crushing it with his fingers, it was eaten in four bites.