pastichio

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Etymology

From Italian pasticcio (“hodge-podge”), from Vulgar Latin *pasticium, from Latin pasta (“dough, pastry cake, paste”), from Ancient Greek παστά (pastá, “barley porridge”), from παστός (pastós, “sprinkled with salt”).

Noun

pastichio (plural pastichios)

  1. A Greek dish made with cheese, chopped meat and pasta, resembling lasagna.

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