Plakous

Part of speech: noun

Definitions

1. A type of bread known for being flat, often associated with Mediterranean cuisines
2. Describing a crusty, typically round loave with a chewy texture
3. Referring to a style of baking characterized by its simplicity and use of basic ingredients

Etymology: The Greek word "plakoûs" meant a flat cake or flatbread, and its root is the adjective "plax", meaning flat or broad, which also gave Greek words for a flat surface and a flat stone slab. The same root sits behind the English "placenta", the flat organ of pregnancy, whose name was borrowed from Latin "placenta", a flat cake, in the sense that the organ resembles one. English took the word directly from Ancient Greek, so it arrived as a borrowing rather than through Latin or French, and it kept the sense of a flat bread. The word's meaning has stayed close to its original, which is unusual for an old term borrowed into English.

Synonyms: cake, flatbread, pastry