daktyla

Daktyla bread

Meaning

Noun

  • 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.

Origin

  • From Greek δάχτυλο ("finger"). date, and dactyl.

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