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pastiera

pastiera noun: a Neapolitan tart made from wheat, eggs, and ricotta, traditionally eaten at Easter.

Noun

pastiera (plural pastieras)

  1. A Neapolitan tart made from wheat, eggs, and ricotta, traditionally eaten at Easter.

Forms of pastiera

pluralpastieras

Origin of pastiera

Borrowed from Italian, from pasta (“pasta, dough”).

Words that rhyme with pastiera

Questions about pastiera

What does pastiera mean?
Pastiera means a Neapolitan tart made from wheat, eggs, and ricotta, traditionally eaten at Easter.
What part of speech is pastiera?
Pastiera is a noun.
What is the plural of pastiera?
The plural of pastiera is pastieras.

Words near pastiera in the dictionary

  1. pastiching
  2. pastichio
  3. pastichios
  4. pastie
  5. pastier
  6. pastiera
  7. pastieras
  8. pasties
  9. pastiest
  10. pastiglia
  11. pastil

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