"kanafeh" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: kanafah [alternative], knafeh [alternative], kunafa [alternative], kunafeh [alternative], künefe [alternative]
Etymology: Borrowed from Arabic كُنافة (kunāfa), itself possibly from Coptic ⲕⲉⲛⲉⲫⲓⲧⲉⲛ (kenephiten). Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|ar|كُنافة}} Borrowed from Arabic كُنافة (kunāfa), {{der|en|cop|ⲕⲉⲛⲉⲫⲓⲧⲉⲛ}} Coptic ⲕⲉⲛⲉⲫⲓⲧⲉⲛ (kenephiten) Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} kanafeh (uncountable)
  1. A Middle Eastern dessert composed of a cheese pastry soaked in syrup. Wikipedia link: kanafeh Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Cakes and pastries Translations (Translations): كُنَافَة (kunāfa) [feminine] (Arabic), ⲕⲉⲛⲉⲫⲓⲧⲉⲛ (kenephiten) (Coptic), kunafa (Finnish), κιουνεφέ (kiounefé) (Greek), kunefe [feminine] (Northern Kurdish), kunafa (Spanish), künefe (Turkish)

Alternative forms

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