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spanakopita

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/ˌspænəˈkoʊpɪtə/

Definition of spanakopita

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noun

  1. (countable, uncountable)A Greek dish made with pre-cooked spinach, butter, olive oil, cheese, green onions, egg, and seasoning in phyllo pastry.
    “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.”
    “They laughed and enjoyed baking bread, buns and spanakopites (her Mama taught her the art of making filo pastry).”
    “Bowls of melitzanosalata and tzatziki had been laid out, platters of spanakopita, meatballs, tiropitas, and two bottles of wine.”
    “A large order today, he’d said. Mrs Yiasoumi had a delicate stomach and could hardly get out of bed, so he’d take five of her freshest spanakopites.”
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noun

  1. (countable, uncountable)A Greek dish made with pre-cooked spinach, butter, olive oil, cheese, green onions, egg, and seasoning in phyllo pastry.
    “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.”
    “They laughed and enjoyed baking bread, buns and spanakopites (her Mama taught her the art of making filo pastry).”
    “Bowls of melitzanosalata and tzatziki had been laid out, platters of spanakopita, meatballs, tiropitas, and two bottles of wine.”
    “A large order today, he’d said. Mrs Yiasoumi had a delicate stomach and could hardly get out of bed, so he’d take five of her freshest spanakopites.”
  2. (countable, uncountable)The same or similar dishes made without cheese.

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Etymology

Modern Greek σπανακόπιτα (spanakópita), from σπανάκι (spanáki, “spinach”) + -ό- (-ó-, linking vowel) + 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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