Name - Origin
The word generally denotes any sweet (Pharmakidou XP 2003, p. 142)
pl. glytžistiká (Pharmakidou XP 2003, p. 142).
Functional and symbolic role
They were customary as a treat on various happy occasions of life such as a birth and a wedding. (Kypri, Protopapa, 2003)
Additional information and bibliography
Pharmakidou X P (1983). Glossary of Xenophon P. Pharmakidou, [Materials for the compilation of the Historical Dictionary of the Cypriot Dialect, part B', ed. Th. D. Kypri], Centre for Scientific Research, Nicosia, 2nd ed., 2003.
Kypri Th. - Protopapa K. A. (2003), Cypriot traditional kneading of bread and pastries. Their use and significance in customary life, Publications of the Centre for Scientific Research, XVIII, Nicosia.
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