pandispagna
See also: pan di Spagna
Italian edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Literally, “bread of Spain”, as it was originally conceived by a Genoese confectioner in Spain (whence also the English name genoise).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
pandispagna m (invariable)
- sponge cake (as an ingredient in trifles or other desserts)
Descendants edit
Descendants
- Albanian: pandispanjë
- French: pain d’Espagne
- Greek: παντεσπάνι (pantespáni)
- Macedonian: пандишпа́н (pandišpán)
- Turkish: pandispanya