kanafeh

English

Alternative forms

• kanafah, knafeh, kunafa, kunafeh, künefe

Etymology

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

Noun

kanafeh (uncountable)

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

Translations

Translations

• Arabic: كُنَافَة f (kunāfa)
• Coptic: ⲕⲉⲛⲉⲫⲓⲧⲉⲛ (kenephiten)
• Finnish: kunafa
• Greek: κιουνεφέ (el) (kiounefé)
• Kurdish:

  Northern Kurdish: kunefe (ku) f

• Spanish: kunafa
• Turkish: künefe (tr)

Further reading

• kanafeh on Wikipedia.Wikipedia