afelia

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noun

A Cypriot dish consisting of pork marinated and cooked in red wine with coarsely crushed coriander seed

OriginGreek αφέλια →
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Meanings

nounafelia (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA Cypriot dish consisting of pork marinated and cooked in red wine with coarsely crushed coriander seed
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    The menu ticks off plenty of Greek and Cypriot classics, from mezze platters groaning with dolmathes, falafel, houmous and melintzanosalata to more localised specialities such as afelia, a pork shoulder stew simmered with red wine, crushed coriander seeds, cumin and cinnamon, and served with cracked wheat pilaf.

    2020 February 16, Emily Heward, “The A to Z of restaurants from around the world in Manchester”, in Manchester Evening News

Origin

  1. Greekαφέλια
  2. Englishafelia

From Greek αφέλια (afélia).

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APA

afelia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/afelia

MLA

“afelia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/afelia. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “afelia,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/afelia.

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