afelia
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 0.00 in modern English
9
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A Cypriot dish consisting of pork marinated and cooked in red wine with coarsely crushed coriander seed
Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "The menu ticks off plenty of Greek and Cypriot classics, from mezze platters groaning with dolmathes, falafel, houmous and melintzanosalata to more localised specialities such as afelia, a pork shoulder stew simmered with red wine, crushed coriander seeds, cumin and cinnamon, and served with cracked wheat pilaf."
Etymology
From Greek αφέλια (afélia).
Origin
- Source language: Greek
Word Breakdown
- Root: αφέλια