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kataifi

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

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Pronunciation

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  • /kəˈteɪ.fi/
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noun

Meaning 1

A very fine, vermicelli-like pastry used to make desserts in various Mediterranean and Middle Eastern cuisines, particularly Palestinian.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish قطائف (kadaif), from Arabic قَطَائِف (qaṭāʔif).

Across languages

Translations

8 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: кадаи́ф (kadaíf) — Translations
  • French: kadaïf — Translations
  • Greek: κανταΐφι (kantaḯfi) — Translations
  • Japanese: カダイフ (kadaifu) — Translations
  • Korean: 카다이프 (kadaipeu) — Translations
  • Polish: kataifi — Translations
  • Serbo-Croatian: када́иф — Translations
  • Serbo-Croatian: kadáif — Translations