kahke

English

Etymology

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Noun

kahke (uncountable)

1. A kind of Armenian baked good, flavored with mahleb.
   • 2010, Richard Sax, Classic Home Desserts: A Treasury of Heirloom and Contemporary Recipes, page 287:

     Armenian Egg Biscuits (Kahke)

   • 2011, Greg Malouf, Lucy Malouf, Saha: A Chef's Journey Through Lebanon and Syria, page 12:

     Greg's earliest memories are of ... his aunt Larisse's kahke bread

   • 2018, Süleyman Şanlı, Jews of Turkey: Migration, Culture and Memory‎^[1]:

     The desserts peculiar to Gaziantep Jews' cuise were ... Kahke, a kind of cookie; Knafeh (in Turkish Künefe or Kadayıf) ....