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revani

revani noun: synonym of basbousa.

Noun

revani (uncountable)

  1. Synonym of basbousa.
    • Dessert of revani (cake soaked in honey with semolina and yoghurt) was lovely.2004, “Zara”, in Phil Harriss, editor, Time Out Cheap Eats in London (Time Out Guides), 2nd edition, London: Penguin Books, “North” section, “Hampstead & Belsize Park” subsection, page 298, column 2
    • Revani, a rich almond cake with cinnamon-brandy syrup, is probably the most popular of all syrup cakes. After visiting a pastry shop in northern Greece, Kochilas recalls just how popular revani is: “The shop sells nothing but trays and trays of revani . . . for the lines of people who are always...2006, Barbara Sheen, “Drenched in Syrup”, in Foods of Greece (A Taste of Culture), Farmington Hills, Mich.: KidHaven Press, Thomson Gale, →ISBN, chapter 3 (Snacks and Sweets), page 38
    Synonyms:
    basbousa

Examples of revani in a sentence

  • Revani, a rich almond cake with cinnamon-brandy syrup, is probably the most popular of all syrup cakes.2006, Barbara Sheen, “Drenched in Syrup”, in Foods of Greece (A Taste of Culture), Farmington Hills, Mich.: KidHaven Press, Thomson Gale...
  • Revani is a dessert made from semolina and syrup, which is mostly consumed in Middle Eastern countries and in Turkey.2018 September, Rusen Metin Yildirim, Tuncay Gumus, Muhammet Arici, “Optimization of a gluten free formulation of the Turkish dessert...
  • Mazhar looks up at me before slicing into his revani.2022 July, Melissa See, “Daisy”, in You, Me, and Our Heartstrings, New York, N.Y.: Scholastic Press, →ISBN:

Synonyms of revani

Origin of revani

From Albanian revani, Greek ρεβανί (revaní), and Turkish revani.

Questions about revani

What does revani mean?
Revani means synonym of basbousa.
How do you use revani in a sentence?
Revani, a rich almond cake with cinnamon-brandy syrup, is probably the most popular of all syrup cakes.
What part of speech is revani?
Revani is a noun.

Words near revani in the dictionary

  1. revanchism
  2. revanchisme
  3. revanchisms
  4. revanchist
  5. revanchists
  6. revani
  7. revaporize
  8. revaporized
  9. revaporizes
  10. revaporizing
  11. revarnish

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