spanakopita
noun
spa·na·ko·pi·ta
ˌspä-nə-ˈkō-pē-tə 
-pi-tə
variants
or less commonly spanokopita
: a traditional Greek pie of spinach, feta cheese, and seasonings baked in phyllo
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Nabhan has harvested many meals worth of salads and ingredients for spanakopita—a nod to his Mediterranean Lebanese heritage—each week from this same patch.
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Von Diaz, Bon Appetit Magazine, 11 Dec. 2025
The expansive buffet will feature a selection of traditional Mediterranean dishes like Greek salad, spanakopita, gyros, souvlaki, moussaka, baklava and more.
—Bradley Hohulin, IndyStar, 10 Dec. 2025
Other delicacies included falafel, gyros, spanakopita, hummus and desserts like baklava and butter cookies.
—Arkansas Online, 5 Oct. 2025
New England’s favorite breakfast was spanakopita, a spinach and feta pastry that topped searches in Maine, Vermont and New Hampshire.
—Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Oct. 2025
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Von Diaz, Bon Appetit Magazine, 11 Dec. 2025
The expansive buffet will feature a selection of traditional Mediterranean dishes like Greek salad, spanakopita, gyros, souvlaki, moussaka, baklava and more.
—Bradley Hohulin, IndyStar, 10 Dec. 2025
Other delicacies included falafel, gyros, spanakopita, hummus and desserts like baklava and butter cookies.
—Arkansas Online, 5 Oct. 2025
New England’s favorite breakfast was spanakopita, a spinach and feta pastry that topped searches in Maine, Vermont and New Hampshire.
—Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Oct. 2025
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“Spanakopita.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spanakopita. Accessed 17 Dec. 2025.
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