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vasilopita

vasilopita noun: a Greek celebratory cake, often containing a hidden coin, typically eaten on New Year's Day which is St Basil's day.

Noun

vasilopita (usually uncountable, plural vasilopitas)

  1. (usually) A Greek celebratory cake, often containing a hidden coin, typically eaten on New Year's Day which is St Basil's day.

Forms of vasilopita

pluralvasilopitas

Origin of vasilopita

From Greek βασιλόπιτα (vasilópita).

Questions about vasilopita

What does vasilopita mean?
Vasilopita means a Greek celebratory cake, often containing a hidden coin, typically eaten on New Year's Day which is St Basil's day.
What part of speech is vasilopita?
Vasilopita is a noun.
What is the plural of vasilopita?
The plural of vasilopita is vasilopitas.

Words near vasilopita in the dictionary

  1. Vasilikas
  2. Vasilios
  3. Vasilis
  4. vasilite
  5. Vasilkov
  6. vasilopita
  7. vasilopitas
  8. Vasilopoulos
  9. Vasily
  10. vasilyevite
  11. vasing

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