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tiropita en · NOUN

Etymology

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

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) A Greek pastry with layers of buttered phyllo, filled with a cheese-egg mixture.
   • Bowls of melitzanosalata and tzatziki had been laid out, platters of spanakopita, meatballs, tiropitas, and two bottles of wine. 2017, Lynn Freed, The Last Laugh: A Novel, New York, N.Y.: Sarah Crichton Books, →ISBN, page 94:
   • 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. 1997, JeanMarie Brownson, Betty Fussell, Nao Hauser, Deborah Madison, “Spinach and Cheese Tiropites”, in Joy of Cooking, New York, N.Y.: Scribner, →ISBN, “Vegetables” section, page 418, column 1:
   • 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. 2015, Loretta Hill, chapter 5, in The Maxwell Sisters, Sydney, N.S.W.: Bantam, →ISBN, page 57:
   • 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. 2020, Helen Tzouganatos, “Tiropites (Rough Puff Cheese Pies)”, in Easy Gluten Free: 100+ Delicious Gluten-Free Recipes the Whole Family Will Love!, Sydney, N.S.W.: Plum, →ISBN, “Breakfast & Bakery” section, page 35:

Forms

Relateds

tyro- · pita

Translations (3)

el τυρόπιτα (a pastry filed with a cheese-egg mixture) · grc πλακοῦς (a pastry filed with a cheese-egg mixture) · la placenta (a pastry filed with a cheese-egg mixture)