χυλόπιτα
See also: χυλοπίτα
Greek
Etymology
Inherited from Byzantine Greek χυλόπιτα (khulópita), a food. By surface analysis, χυλ(ός) (chyl(ós)) + -ό- (-ó-) + -πιτα (-pita).[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /çiˈlo.pi.ta/
- Hyphenation: χυ‧λό‧πι‧τα
Noun
χυλόπιτα • (chylópita) f (plural χυλόπιτες)
- (chiefly in the collocation τρώω (τη) χυλόπιτα) romantic/sexual rejection
- Έφαγε χυλόπιτα. ― Éfage chylópita. ― He got rejected. He struck out.
Usage notes
- χυλόπιτα (chylópita) is not to be confused with χυλοπίτα f (chylopíta, “small pasta squares/strips”).
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | χυλόπιτα (chylópita) | χυλόπιτες (chylópites) |
| genitive | χυλόπιτας (chylópitas) | χυλοπιτών (chylopitón) |
| accusative | χυλόπιτα (chylópita) | χυλόπιτες (chylópites) |
| vocative | χυλόπιτα (chylópita) | χυλόπιτες (chylópites) |
References
- ^ χυλόπιτα, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language