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- Serbo-Croatian · borrowed fromgìbanica
- English todaygibanica
From Serbo-Croatian gìbanica/гѝбаница, from gíbati/ги́бати (“to sway, rock, swing; fold”), originally meaning "folded pie".
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: A traditional dish from the Balkans made from filo pastry and white cheese. Full definition →
From Serbo-Croatian gìbanica/гѝбаница, from gíbati/ги́бати (“to sway, rock, swing; fold”), originally meaning "folded pie".
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.