σαντιγί

Greek

Alternative forms

• σαντιγύ f (santigý) (older, disused spelling which attempts to match the vowels in the original French)

Etymology

Borrowed from French chantilly, from French crème chantilly (“Chantilly cream, whipped cream”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sandiˈʝi/

Noun

σαντιγί • (santigí) f (indeclinable)

1. whipping cream (thick cream that has had air incorporated into it by rapid beating)

   Τρώει μηλόπιτα με σαντιγί.

   Tróei milópita me santigí.

   She's eating apple pie with whipped cream.

Related terms

• κρέμα f (kréma, “cream”)