flaouna

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noun

A kind of cheese-filled pastry eaten in Cyprus during Easter and Ramadan.

OriginGreek φλαούνα →
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Meanings

nounflaouna (plural flaounes)

plural flaounes

  1. A kind of cheese-filled pastry eaten in Cyprus during Easter and Ramadan.

    In week six, Alvin was foiled by Paul’s flaounes, then firefighter Mat fell foul of Mary’s ladyfingers in week seven.

    2015 October 1, Heidi Stephens, “The Great British Bake Off 2015 final – who will win?”, in The Guardian

Origin

  1. Greekφλαούνα
  2. Englishflaouna

Borrowed from Greek φλαούνα (flaoúna). Doublet of flan.

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Chicago

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