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Terms in Greek 1531-1540 of 1573

ξυλοκράμβη(xylokrámvi)

[Greek]

Cauliflower

ξυρύχι(xyrýchi)

[Greek]

Adriatic Sturgeon. A rare species of sturgeon found in inshore waters of the Adriatic.

yabri

[Greek]

A thin silver fish, larger than whitebait. Could you send details (and a picture) to queries@whatamieating.com if you know more?

υαλοπωλείο(yalopoleío)

/yah-loh-poh-LEE-oh/
[Greek] plural υαλοπωλεία (yalopoleía)

China shop

γιαουρτόπιτα(yaourtópita)

[Greek] plural γιαουρτόπιτες (yaourtópites)

A light sponge cake made with yoghurt.

γειά σου(yá sou)

/YAH-soo/
[Greek] plural γειά σας (yá sas)

"For you." Cheers. A general toast. The more formal version, or if more than one person is involved, is 'Yásass." 'Yamass' means 'for us." These cab also be prefixed by 'stin', so 'stin yasou', 'stin yassas' or 'stin yamass' are all friendly toasts.

γεμιστή μελιτζάνα(yemistí melitzána)

/meh-lee-TZAH-nes yeh-mee-STES/
[Greek] plural γεμιστές μελιτζάνες (yemistés melitzánes)

"Stuffed aubergines." Aubergines (US: eggplants), often stuffed with minced (US: ground) beef or veal, cheese and onions or rice with chopped peppers and other vegetables or fish.

γεμιστό / γεμιστή(yemistó /yemistí)

[Greek] plural γεμιστά (yemistá)

Stuffed

γιαούρτι(yiaoúrti)

/ya-OOR-tee/
[Greek] plural γιαούρτια (yiaoúrtia)

Yoghurt

yiouvétsi

/yoo-pVEHT-see/
[Greek]

Macaroni cooked with meat, usually goat.