daktyla

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noun

A rustic leavened bread from Greece, with a segmented shape resembling fingers. It is traditionally made from a mix of wheat flours and fine cornmeal, which gives it a light yellow colour, and is topped with sesame and nigella seeds.

OriginGreek δάχτυλο →
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Meanings

noun
  1. A rustic leavened bread from Greece, with a segmented shape resembling fingers. It is traditionally made from a mix of wheat flours and fine cornmeal, which gives it a light yellow colour, and is topped with sesame and nigella seeds.

Origin

  1. Greekδάχτυλο“finger”
  2. Englishdaktyla

From Greek δάχτυλο (dáchtylo, “finger”). Doublet of date and dactyl.

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