pastichio
English
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editFrom Italian pasticcio (“hodge-podge”), from Vulgar Latin *pasticium, from *pastīcius (“of dough”), from Latin pasta (“dough, pastry cake, paste”), from Ancient Greek παστά (pastá, “barley porridge”), from παστός (pastós, “sprinkled with salt”).
Noun
editpastichio (countable and uncountable, plural pastichios)