bulgur
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bulgur
- /ˈbʌlɡə(ɹ)/
- /ˈbʊlɡə(ɹ)/
Rhymes with -ʌlɡə(ɹ), -ʊlɡə(ɹ)
Where it comes from
From Ottoman Turkish بلغور (bulğur) (modern Turkish bulgur), by metathesis from older بورغول (burğul), from Arabic بُرْغُل (burḡul), from Persian برغول (barġul), پرغول (parġul).
noun bulgurs · bulgar · bulghur · burghul · borghol · bourghul
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Wheat grains that have been steamed, dried, and crushed; a staple of Middle Eastern cooking.
Before man baked bread, he made bulgur by parboiling wheat and spreading it out in the sun to dry. […] Every household in the Near East prepared a year's store of bulgur in the fall after the wheat harvest.
Similar: bulgur wheat
Translations
Talk about this word "bulgur." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/bulgur. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. bulgur. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/bulgur "bulgur." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/bulgur.Cite this
@misc{bulgur_2026,
title = {bulgur},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/bulgur},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
