• Börek

    Full definition of börek

    Noun

    börek

    (plural böreks)
    1. Alternative form of en.
      • 1984, Evelyn Lyle Kalças, Food from the Fields: Edible Wild Plants of Aegean Turkey, The leaves are very similar to those of Kazayağı which is found in the same location, and they are favorites for using in omelettes, böreks and meat stews. When very soft and tender the leaves may be fried with oil or butter till soft, and then used in böreks with white cheese, or served alone with cheese.
      • 1992, Bahattin Öztuncay, James Robertson: Pioneer of Photography in the Ottoman Empire, The tall cylindrical basket hung across his shoulders is probably full of böreks.
      • 2017, Pia Ziefle, Those We Love Chapter Suna, Auntie Ipek will be waiting for us in Yozgat, her bags full of böreks. ... ‘Here, have a börek, Suna, and when you’ve eaten your fill, you can tell us all over again about how you found us.
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