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fanouropitas

fanouropitas is the plural of fanouropita.

Meaning of fanouropita

Noun

fanouropita (countable and uncountable, plural fanouropitas or fanouropites)

  1. A Greek oil-based sweet cake, traditionally Lenten and served on Saint Phanourios’ feast day on August 27, not containing any butter or eggs so that it can be eaten on holy fasting days.
    • By common consent, Kyria Rena makes an extremely delicious fanouropita. […] Here, therefore, is the way to make fanouropita which, as she used to say, has to consist of 7 ingredients.2007, Tina Zisimou, translated by Jill Pittinger, Rhodes, Rethymno: Mediterraneo Editions, →ISBN, page 78

Questions about fanouropitas

What is fanouropitas the plural of?
Fanouropitas is the plural of fanouropita.

Words near fanouropitas in the dictionary

  1. fanook
  2. fanooks
  3. fanorona
  4. fanos
  5. fanouropita
  6. fanouropitas
  7. fanouropites
  8. fanout
  9. fanouts
  10. fanpage
  11. fanpages

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