Kifli

Pronunciation: /ˈkifli/

Definitions of kifli

noun a type of Hungarian pastry that is crescent-shaped and often filled with nuts or poppy seeds

Example Sentences

A1 I like to eat kifli for breakfast.

A2 My grandmother bakes delicious kifli for special occasions.

B1 The bakery down the street sells freshly baked kifli every morning.

B2 I learned how to make kifli from my Hungarian friend.

C1 The traditional recipe for kifli has been passed down for generations.

C2 The chef prepared a gourmet version of kifli with exotic ingredients.

Examples of kifli in a Sentence

formal The bakery down the street sells delicious kifli, a traditional Hungarian pastry.

informal I always grab a couple of kifli when I pass by the bakery.

slang Let's meet at the cafe and grab some kifli to go.

figurative Her smile was as sweet as a freshly baked kifli.

Grammatical Forms of kifli

• past tense: kiflied
• plural: kiflis
• comparative: more kifli
• superlative: most kifli
• present tense: kiflis
• future tense: will kifli
• perfect tense: have kiflied
• continuous tense: is kifliing
• singular: kifli
• positive degree: kifli
• infinitive: to kifli
• gerund: kiflying
• participle: kiflied

Origin and Evolution of kifli

First Known Use: 1601 year

Language of Origin: Hungarian

Story behind the word: The word 'kifli' originates from Hungarian cuisine, specifically referring to a crescent-shaped bread roll.

Evolution of the word: Originally used to describe a type of bread roll, 'kifli' has evolved to also refer to a type of pastry or cookie in Hungarian cuisine.