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kanafeh

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Pronunciation

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  • /kəˈnɑːfeɪ/
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noun

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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

Across languages

Translations

11 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: كُنَافَة (kunāfa) — Translations
  • Coptic: ⲕⲉⲛⲉⲫⲓⲧⲉⲛ (kenephiten) — Translations
  • Finnish: kunafa — Translations
  • French: knafeh — Translations
  • French: knefeh — Translations
  • Greek: κιουνεφέ (kiounefé) — Translations
  • Hebrew: כנאפה — Translations
  • Northern Kurdish: kunefe — Translations
  • Polish: kunafa — Translations
  • Spanish: kunafa — Translations
  • Turkish: künefe — Translations