vasilopita

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noun

A Greek celebratory cake, often containing a hidden coin, typically eaten on New Year's Day which is St Basil's day.

OriginGreek βασιλόπιτα →
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Meanings

nounvasilopita (usually uncountable, plural vasilopitas)

plural vasilopitas

  1. uncountableusuallyA Greek celebratory cake, often containing a hidden coin, typically eaten on New Year's Day which is St Basil's day.

Origin

  1. Greekβασιλόπιτα
  2. Englishvasilopita

From Greek βασιλόπιτα (vasilópita).

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Translations

Greek βασιλόπιτα
  • βασιλόπιτα (vasilópita)cake
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APA

vasilopita. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vasilopita

MLA

“vasilopita.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vasilopita. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

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