χυλόπιτα

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Greek

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Etymology

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Inherited from Byzantine Greek χυλόπιτα (khulópita), a food. By surface analysis, χυλ(ός) (chyl(ós)) +‎ -ό- (-ó-) + -πιτα (-pita).[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /çiˈlo.pi.ta/
  • Hyphenation: χυ‧λό‧πι‧τα

Noun

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χυλόπιτα (chylópitaf (plural χυλόπιτες)

  1. (chiefly in the collocation τρώω (τη) χυλόπιτα) romantic/sexual rejection
    Έφαγε χυλόπιτα.Éfage chylópita.He got rejected. He struck out.

Usage notes

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  • χυλόπιτα (chylópita) is not to be confused with χυλοπίτα f (chylopíta, small pasta squares/strips).

Declension

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References

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  1. ^ χυλόπιτα, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language