παντεσπάνι

Greek

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

παντεσπάνι • (pantespáni) n (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

Declension of παντεσπάνι
singular plural
nominative παντεσπάνι (pantespáni) παντεσπάνια (pantespánia)
genitive — —
accusative παντεσπάνι (pantespáni) παντεσπάνια (pantespánia)
vocative παντεσπάνι (pantespáni) παντεσπάνια (pantespánia)
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