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tyropita

tyropita is the alternative form of tiropita.

Meaning of tiropita

Noun

tiropita (countable and uncountable, plural tiropitas or tiropites)

  1. A Greek pastry with layers of buttered phyllo, filled with a cheese-egg mixture.
    • Bake the tiropites on a baking sheet until golden brown, 15 to 20 minutes. Tiropites can be assembled in advance, frozen, and baked just before serving.1997, JeanMarie Brownson, Betty Fussell, Nao Hauser, Deborah Madison, “Spinach and Cheese Tiropites”, in Joy of Cooking, New York, N.Y.: Scribner, →ISBN, “Vegetables” section, page 418, column 1

Forms of tyropita

pluraltyropitas
pluraltyropites

Questions about tyropita

What is tyropita the alternative form of?
Tyropita is the alternative form of tiropita.

Words near tyropita in the dictionary

  1. tyronism
  2. tyropanoate
  3. tyropanoic acid
  4. tyrophile
  5. tyrophiles
  6. tyropita
  7. tyropitas
  8. tyropites
  9. tyropsomo
  10. tyros
  11. tyrosin

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