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spanakopita

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spa⋅na⋅ko⋅pi⋅ta

[span-uh-koh-pi-tuh; Gk. spah-nah-kaw-pee-tah]
–noun Greek Cookery.
a baked dish consisting of spinach, feta cheese, eggs, and scallions enclosed in layers of phyllo.
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spa·na·ko·pi·ta   (spä'nə-kō'pē-tə, spān'ə-)   
n.  A Greek spinach pie made with layers of phyllo and a filling of seasoned spinach, onions and scallions, feta, and sometimes eggs.

[Modern Greek : spanaki, spinach (from Medieval Greek spanakin, spanakion, ultimately from Persian aspanākh) + pita, pie; see pita1.]
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