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- Greek · borrowed fromφανουρόπιτα
- English todayfanouropita
From Greek φανουρόπιτα (fanourópita), from Φανούριος (Fanoúrios, “Saint Phanourios”) + -ό- (-ó-, linking vowel) + πίτα (píta, “pita, pie”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
fanouropita
Today it means: 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. Full definition →
Greek φανουρόπιτα