بورك

Ottoman Turkish

بوركلر

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Turkic *bögürek, a diminutive of *bögür (kidney), whence بوگور (böğür, side, flank), based on the similar shape of the pastry to the organs. Probably unrelated to Slavic pierogi.

Noun

بورك • (börek)

  1. burek, a type of baked or fried filled pastry typical of the former Ottoman Empire
  2. (in general) pastry, a baked food item made from flour and fat pastes, such as a pie crust
Derived terms
  • اتلو بورك (etli börek, patty stuffed with mince-meat)
  • بوركجی (börekci, maker or seller of pastries)
  • تاتار بوركی (tatar böreği, Tatar pie)
  • تنجره بوركی (tencere böreği, vol-au-vent)
  • تپسی بوركی (tepsi böreği, large kind of pie)
  • ساده بورك (sade börek, kind of plain pastry)
  • ساقز بوركی (sakız böreği, kind of cake of pastry)
  • پنیرلو بورك (penirli börek, patty stuffed with cheese)
  • پوف بوركی (puf böreği, pastry, cream puff)
Descendants

Further reading

Etymology 2

بورك

Inherited from Proto-Turkic *börük (hat, cap); cognate with Azerbaijani börk, Bashkir бүрек (bürek), Kazakh бөрік (börık), Kyrgyz бөрүк (börük), Turkmen bȫrik, Uyghur بۆك (bök), Uzbek burk and Yakut бэргэһэ (bergehe).

Noun

بورك • (börk)

  1. kind of tall, conical cap made of fur or felt and typically worn by janissaries
    Synonym: كلاه (külah)
Derived terms
  • بوركجی (börkcü, maker or seller of conical hats)
  • سلطان بوركی (sultan börkü, cock's comb)
Descendants

Further reading

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