Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

vasilopita

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
vasilo-pi-ta
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A Greek celebratory cake, often containing a hidden coin, typically eaten on New Year's Day which is St Basil's day.

Uncountable

Etymology

From Greek βασιλόπιτα (vasilópita).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: βασιλόπιτα

Usage

Inflected Forms

Questions

What does vasilopita mean?
A Greek celebratory cake, often containing a hidden coin, typically eaten on New Year's Day which is St Basil's day.
Where does vasilopita come from?
It is traced to Greek.

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