spanakopita

American  

[span-uh-koh-pi-tuh, spah-nah-kaw-pee-tah] / ˌspæn əˈkoʊ pɪ tə, ˌspɑ nɑˈkɔ pi tɑ /

noun

Greek Cooking.

1. a baked dish consisting of spinach, feta cheese, eggs, and scallions enclosed in layers of phyllo.

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Etymology

Origin of spanakopita

First recorded in 1940–45; from Modern Greek spanakópita, equivalent to spanako-, combining form of spanáki, from Medieval Greek spanákion “spinach” + píta “bread, cake, pie”; see also spinach ( def. ), pita ¹

Example Sentences

Yes, pigs in a blanket, but also spanakopita, cheese puffs, mini quiches, crab cakes, bacon wrapped scallops, empanadas, dumplings, mini pizzas, jalapeno poppers and so on.

From Washington Times • Nov. 30, 2023

Some original dishes, like the fudge brownie and spanakopita, are on the menu, and newly configured salads rely on Moosewood’s popular dressing recipes.

From New York Times • May 17, 2022

Or make one in the spirit of spanakopita with spinach, dill, parsley, scallions and feta mixed in.

From Washington Post • Feb. 11, 2022

One of the most popular savory phyllo dough dishes is spanakopita, a Greek spinach and feta pie.

From Salon • Jan. 30, 2022

Instead of cars, we would become manufacturers of hamburger platters and Greek salads, industrialists of spanakopita and grilled cheese sandwiches, technocrats of rice pudding and banana cream pie.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides