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pasticceria

pasticceria noun: an Italian cake shop or confectioner's.

Noun

pasticceria (plural pasticcerias or pasticcerie)

  1. An Italian cake shop or confectioner's.
    • Pastries and fancy cakes are served with coffee or wine in cafés, and Italians buy them at pasticcerie to take home for holidays or for special occasions. But these sophisticated creations of the pasticcerie are not often attempted by busy home cooks.1990, the Moosewood Collective, Sundays at Moosewood Restaurant: Ethnic and Regional Recipes from the Cooks at the Legendary Restaurant, Fireside, →ISBN, page 371
    • Everything, except bars and restaurants, closes on Sunday, though you might find pasticcerias, and fish shops in some coastal towns, open until lunchtime.2002, Robert Andrews, Jules Brown, Sicily, 5th edition, Rough Guides Ltd, →ISBN, page 42

Examples of pasticceria in a sentence

  • In Capri there are many small pasticcerias that sell this delicious, crumbly bitter chocolate and almond cake.2009, Rose Gray, Ruth Rogers, The River Cafe Classic Italian Cookbook, Michael Joseph, published 2017, →ISBN:
  • At the beautiful pasticcerias, Benedicta and Father Giuseppe got themselves each a cup of coffee.2015, Morson Livingston, The Hidden Revelation, Xlibris, →ISBN:
  • It was a safe, vibrant, community with Italian delis, restaurants, pasticcerias, coffee bars, a movie theatre, and of course a gelateria.2022, Deanna LoTerzo, Bright Mind, Happy Heart, Best Life: An Unbelievably Simple, Proven Path to Rapid, Remarkable Change, FriesenPress...

Forms of pasticceria

pluralpasticcerias
pluralpasticcerie

Origin of pasticceria

Borrowed from Italian pasticceria.

Questions about pasticceria

What does pasticceria mean?
Pasticceria means an Italian cake shop or confectioner's.
How do you use pasticceria in a sentence?
In Capri there are many small pasticcerias that sell this delicious, crumbly bitter chocolate and almond cake.
What part of speech is pasticceria?
Pasticceria is a noun.
What is the plural of pasticceria?
The plural of pasticceria is pasticcerias.

Words near pasticceria in the dictionary

  1. pasteurizer
  2. pasteurizers
  3. pasteurizes
  4. pasteurizing
  5. pastey
  6. pasticceria
  7. pasticcerias
  8. pasticcerie
  9. pasticci
  10. pasticcio
  11. pasticcios

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