Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tiropita

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: tiro-pi-ta
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A Greek pastry with layers of buttered phyllo, filled with a cheese-egg mixture.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Bake the tiropites on a baking sheet until golden brown, 15 to 20 minutes. Tiropites can be assembled in advance, frozen, and baked just before serving."
"But for her, it was her mother’s cooking that brought her to Yallingup. Cheesy filo tiropites, her famous chicken soup – avgolemono – and nutty, cinnamon-spiced baklava drizzled in syrup."
"Bowls of melitzanosalata and tzatziki had been laid out, platters of spanakopita, meatballs, tiropitas, and two bottles of wine."
"I really missed tiropites when I cut out gluten and I am delighted to welcome these pastry pillows oozing with warm feta and ricotta back into my life. Tiropites freeze well so they are great for morning teas and lunchboxes – just remember to extend the cooking time by about 10 minutes if baking from frozen."

Etymology

Borrowed from Greek τυρόπιτα (tyrópita, “cheese pie”).

Origin

Source language: Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: τυρόπιτα

Usage

Inflected Forms

tiropitas (plural) tiropites (plural) tyropita (alternative)

Phrases

tyro-

Frequently Paired Words

pita tyro-

Questions

What does tiropita mean?: A Greek pastry with layers of buttered phyllo, filled with a cheese-egg mixture.
Where does tiropita come from?: It is traced to Greek.

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