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pastizzi

pastizzi noun: a Maltese pasty filled with ricotta, peas, or chicken . Also the plural of pastizz.

Noun

pastizzi (plural pastizzi)

  1. A Maltese pasty filled with ricotta, peas, or chicken .
    • One may find a McDonald's outlet next door to a traditional pastizzi outlet, and both may be equally popular with local youth.2005, Shirley R. Steinberg, Teen Life in Europe, page 158
    • “He's a good Maltese boy. He likes pastizzi,” Nanna announced.2009, Barbara Haworth-Attard, My Life from Air-Bras to Zits

Also used as

pastizzi is also the plural of pastizz.

Forms of pastizzi

pluralpastizzi
alternative formpastizz

Origin of pastizzi

Borrowed from Maltese pastizzi.

Words formed from pastizzi

Questions about pastizzi

What does pastizzi mean?
Pastizzi means a Maltese pasty filled with ricotta, peas, or chicken .
What part of speech is pastizzi?
Pastizzi is a noun.
What is the plural of pastizzi?
The plural of pastizzi is pastizzi.

Words near pastizzi in the dictionary

  1. pastitsio
  2. pastitsios
  3. pastizz
  4. pastizzeria
  5. pastizzerias
  6. pastizzi
  7. pastless
  8. pastlessness
  9. pastmaster
  10. pastness
  11. pastnesses

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