revani
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
9
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "Dessert of revani (cake soaked in honey with semolina and yoghurt) was lovely."
- "Revani, a rich almond cake with cinnamon-brandy syrup, is probably the most popular of all syrup cakes. After visiting a pastry shop in northern Greece, Kochilas recalls just how popular revani is: “The shop sells nothing but trays and trays of revani . . . for the lines of people who are always waiting, inside and out.”"
- "Revani is a dessert made from semolina and syrup, which is mostly consumed in Middle Eastern countries and in Turkey. However celiac patients cannot consume revani because semolina contains gluten."
- "Mazhar looks up at me before slicing into his revani. A tiny mountain of pistachios crumbles into the lemon syrup, and cake crumbs dribble onto the front of his maroon sweatshirt. […] I copy him. The syrup is both tart and sweet, the pistachios crunchy and earthy on my tongue. […] I stuff another forkful of revani into my mouth."
Etymology
Origin
- Source language: Greek
Word Breakdown
- Root: revani, ρεβανί