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daktyla

daktyla noun: a rustic leavened bread from Greece, with a segmented shape resembling fingers. It is traditionally made from a mix of wheat flours and fine cornmeal, which gives it a light yellow colour, and is topped with sesame and nigella seeds.

daktyla: a rustic leavened bread from Greece, with a segmented shape resembling fingers. It is traditionally...
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Noun

daktyla

  1. A rustic leavened bread from Greece, with a segmented shape resembling fingers. It is traditionally made from a mix of wheat flours and fine cornmeal, which gives it a light yellow colour, and is topped with sesame and nigella seeds.

Origin of daktyla

From Greek δάχτυλο (dáchtylo, “finger”). Doublet of date and dactyl.

Questions about daktyla

What does daktyla mean?
Daktyla means a rustic leavened bread from Greece, with a segmented shape resembling fingers. It is traditionally made from a mix of wheat flours and fine cornmeal, which gives it a light yellow colour, and is topped with sesame and nigella seeds.
What part of speech is daktyla?
Daktyla is a noun.

Words near daktyla in the dictionary

  1. Dakshin Dinajpur
  2. Dakshina Kannada
  3. dakshinachara
  4. dakshinacharas
  5. daktarin
  6. daktyla
  7. dakuten
  8. dal
  9. dal bhat
  10. dal segno
  11. dal tadka

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