/ Dictionary / Index B baklava: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: ba•kla•va Pronunciation: (bä'klu-vä", bä"klu-vä'), [key] — n. a Near Eastern pastry made of many layers of paper-thin dough with a filling of ground nuts, baked and then drenched in a syrup of honey and sometimes rosewater. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: baklava (Thesaurus) baking soda baksheesh Related Content Daily Word Quiz: frugal Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language