παντεσπάνι

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Greek

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish پان دیسپانیا (pandispanya), from Italian pandispagna (bread from Spain).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /pandeˈspani/
  • Hyphenation: πα‧ντε‧σπά‧νι

Noun

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παντεσπάνι (pantespánin (plural παντεσπάνια)

  1. sponge cake, madeira cake, pound cake (US) (as an ingredient in trifles or other desserts)
    «αν δεν έχει ο λαός ψωμί, ας φάει παντεσπάνι»
    «an den échei o laós psomí, as fáei pantespáni»
    "If the people have no bread, let them eat cake"

Declension

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