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gemista

/ˈjɛmɪstə/

gemista noun: popular Greek dish of tomatoes and green peppers stuffed with rice (occasionally minced meat is added) accompanied by potatoes in tomato juice and olive oil.

gemista: popular Greek dish of tomatoes and green peppers stuffed with rice (occasionally minced meat is...
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Noun

gemista (uncountable)

  1. popular Greek dish of tomatoes and green peppers stuffed with rice (occasionally minced meat is added) accompanied by potatoes in tomato juice and olive oil
  2. (less often) other Greek dishes with stuffed ingredients, usually vegetables

Origin of gemista

Transliteration of Greek γεμιστά (gemistá), a collective neuter plural of γεμιστός (gemistós, “filled with, stuffed”) by ellipsis of a noun (like tomatoes, or peppers). Pronounced in Greek as /ʝemiˈsta/.

Questions about gemista

What does gemista mean?
Gemista means popular Greek dish of tomatoes and green peppers stuffed with rice (occasionally minced meat is added) accompanied by potatoes in tomato juice and olive oil.
What part of speech is gemista?
Gemista is a noun.
How do you pronounce gemista?
Gemista is pronounced /ˈjɛmɪstə/.

Words near gemista in the dictionary

  1. geminology
  2. geminous
  3. geminy
  4. gemish
  5. gemishes
  6. gemista
  7. gemistocyte
  8. gemistocytes
  9. gemistocytic
  10. gemistocytoma
  11. gemistocytomas

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