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Words worth recognising rather than saying — though any of them drops straight into the request above. An example: Φάβα, παρακαλώ.
| Greek | Say | |
|---|---|---|
| fish | ψάρι | PSAH-ree |
| meat | κρέας | KREH-as |
| lamb | αρνί | ar-NEE |
| chicken | κοτόπουλο | ko-TOH-poo-lo |
| octopus | χταπόδι | khta-POH-dhee |
| cheese | τυρί | tee-REE |
| bread | ψωμί | pso-MEE |
| yellow split-pea purée | φάβα | FAH-va |
| slow-baked chickpeas | ρεβιθάδα | reh-vee-THA-dha |
| capers | κάπαρη | KAH-pa-ree |
| rock samphire | κρίταμο | KREE-ta-mo |
| wild greens, boiled | χόρτα | KHOR-ta |
| grape spirit | σούμα | SOO-ma |
Most of It Is Cycladic — a companion piece on what actually belongs to one island: cumin in the louza, a Sunday that outranks a coastline, and tomato as a method rather than a dish.