παντεσπάνι
Greek
Etymology
Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish پان دیسپانیا (pandispanya), from Italian pandispagna (“bread from Spain”).
Pronunciation
Noun
παντεσπάνι • (pantespáni) n (plural παντεσπάνια)
- 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" (phrase attributed to Marie Antoinette): S’ils n’ont pas de pain, qu'ils mangent de la brioche!
Declension
Declension of παντεσπάνι
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | παντεσπάνι • | παντεσπάνια • |
| genitive | — | — |
| accusative | παντεσπάνι • | παντεσπάνια • |
| vocative | παντεσπάνι • | παντεσπάνια • |
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