| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| bulgur |
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| SYLLABICATION: | bul·gur |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  b l-gr , b lg r |
| VARIANT FORMS: | also bul·ghur |
| NOUN: | Cracked wheat grains, often used in Middle Eastern dishes. Also called bulgur wheat. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Ottoman Turkish bul ur, from Arabic bur ul, bur l, from Persian barghl.
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