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bul⋅gur

[buhl-ger, bool-]
–noun
a form of wheat that has been parboiled, cracked, and dried.

Origin:
1925–30; < Turk (< Ar burghul, burghūl) < Pers
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bul·gur also bul·ghur   (bŏŏl-gŏŏr', bŭl'gər)   
n.  Cracked wheat grains, often used in Middle Eastern dishes. Also called bulgur wheat.

[Ottoman Turkish bulur, from Arabic burġul, burġūl, from Persian barghūl.]
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