Spanakopita
//ˌspænəˈkoʊpɪtə// noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A Greek dish made with pre-cooked spinach, butter, olive oil, cheese, green onions, egg, and seasoning in phyllo pastry. countable, uncountable
"Soon, she’s toting a tray of miniature spanakopites, wedging it between groups of men and women who all seem to have arrived at once, as if they’ve been brought in a chartered bus to populate the house, to form a small privileged nation."
- 2 The same or similar dishes made without cheese. countable, uncountable
Example
More examples"Melissa gleefully prepared moussaka and spanakopita for her family."
Etymology
Modern Greek σπανακόπιτα (spanakópita), from σπανάκι (spanáki, “spinach”) + πίτα (píta, “pie”). Usually short for σπανακοτυρόπιτα (spanakotyrópita, “spanakotiropita, spinach and cheese pie”), from same as above and τυρί (tyrí, “cheese”).
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