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"Burek"

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Definition: Croatian / Serbian for a meat or cheese pie made with flaky filo dough.
Pronunciation: BOO-rrek
Also Known As: boreg (Armenian), spanakopita (Greek), cigarro burek
Examples: We enjoyed a flaky cheese "burek" with a glass of ice cold "keffir."

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