daktyla
English
noun
Definitions
- A rustic leavened bread from Greece, with a segmented shape resembling fingers. It is traditionally made from a mix of wheat flours and fine cornmeal, which gives it a light yellow colour, and is topped with sesame and nigella seeds.
Etymology
Borrowed from Greek (modern) δάχτυλο (finger).
Origin
Greek (Cypriot)
δάχτυλο
Gloss
finger
Concept
Semantic Field
The body
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Kanji
指
Emoji
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- δάκτυλος Ancient Greek
- δάχτυλο Greek (modern)
- δακτυλικός Greek (modern)
- δαχτυλιά Greek (modern)
- κωλοδάχτυλο Greek (modern)