Definition of Burghul

1. Noun. (alternative spelling of bulgur) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Burghul

1. bulgur [n -S] - See also: bulgur

Lexicographical Neighbors of Burghul

burghal
burghbote
burghbrech
burgher
burgherly
burghermaster
burghermasters
burghers
burghership
burghmaster
burghmasters
burghmote
burghmotes
burghs
burghul (current term)
burghuls
burgish
burglar
burglar alarm
burglar alarms
burglared
burglarer
burglarers
burglaries
burglarious
burglariously
burglarise
burglarised
burglarises

Literary usage of Burghul

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The People of Palestine: An Enlarged Ed. of The Peasantry of Palestine, Life by Elihu Grant (1921)
"In buying wheat for burghul we sought the best grade of white wheat, paying three ... burghul is prepared as a winter food. The wheat, after cleansing, ..."

2. The Syrian Christ by Abraham Mitrie Rihbany (1916)
"The burghul is one of the main articles of food among the common people; it is especially used for making the famous dish ..."

3. Archaeologia Cambrensis by Cambrian Archaeological Association, Donald Moore, Thomas Rowland Powel (1847)
"We know from other authority that John burghul was Confessor to the same monarch, and therefore it is highly probable that he may have attended that ..."

4. Syria: The Desert & the Sown by Gertrude Lowthian Bell (1907)
"They take an onion and divide it into three parts, using one part each evening to flavour the burghul (cracked wheat), and I throw a handful of onions into ..."

5. The Gentleman's Magazine (1880)
"... it is reckoned that eight bushels of grain are required in a year for the bread, soup, and burghul which constitute the chief dietary of the people. ..."

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