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Greek
Etymology
Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish پان دیسپانیا (pandispanya), from Italian pandispagna (“bread from Spain”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pandeˈspani/
- Hyphenation: πα‧ντε‧σπά‧νι
Noun
παντεσπάνι • (pantespáni) n (plural παντεσπάνια)
- sponge cake, madeira cake, pound cake (US) (as an ingredient in trifles or other desserts)
«αν δεν έχει ο λαός ψωμί, ας φάει παντεσπάνι»- «an den échei o laós psomí, as fáei pantespáni»
- "If the people have no bread, let them eat cake"
Declension