sheftalia

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noun

A traditional Cypriot food, a type of crépinette, a sausage without skin, that uses caul fat or omentum to wrap the ingredients, rather than sausage casing.

OriginGreek σεφταλιά →
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Meanings

nounsheftalia (plural sheftalia)
  1. A traditional Cypriot food, a type of crépinette, a sausage without skin, that uses caul fat or omentum to wrap the ingredients, rather than sausage casing.

Origin

  1. Greekσεφταλιά
  2. Englishsheftalia

Borrowed from Greek σεφταλιά (seftaliá).

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Chicago

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