gibanica

English

Etymology

From Serbo-Croatian gìbanica/гѝбаница, from gíbati/ги́бати (“to sway, rock, swing; fold”), originally meaning "folded pie".

Noun

gibanica (uncountable)

  1. A traditional dish from the Balkans made from filo pastry and white cheese.
    • 2006, Thomas Pynchon, Against the Day, Vintage, published 2007, page 976:
      They sat eating gibanica and sardines and drinking some herbal grappa called kadulja.

Further reading

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From gib, gibati, originally meaning "folded pie".

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɡǐbanit͡sa/
  • Hyphenation: gi‧ba‧ni‧ca

Noun

gìbanica f (Cyrillic spelling гѝбаница)

  1. gibanica

Declension
Declension of gibanica
singular plural
nominative gibanica gibanice
genitive gibanice gibanica
dative gibanici gibanicama
accusative gibanicu gibanice
vocative gibanice / gibanico gibanice
locative gibanici gibanicama
instrumental gibanicom gibanicama

References
  • “gibanica” in Hrvatski jezični portal
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