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Loukoumas

Loukoumas (pronounced lu-ku-MAS) is a popular Greek pastry comparable to a doughnut. The plural is loukoumades. It is made of dough coated with honey and cinnamon. Sesame is often added for extra flavour.

There is also a Greek saying Eisai megalos loukoumas! ("you are a big loukoumas"), which is used when the speaker wants to offend somebody by calling him or her stupid.

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