pasticcio

noun

pas·​tic·​cio pa-ˈstē-ch(ē-ˌ)ō 

pä-

plural pasticci pa-ˈstē-(ˌ)chē 

pä-

or pasticcios

: pastiche

Examples of pasticcio in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

His table centerpiece was the pasticcio, an extravagant pie still served today. —Rebecca Ann Hughes, Forbes, 26 Jan. 2023

Case in point: pasticcio, part of Ferrara's Renaissance dishes that are still enjoyed today. —Julia Buckley, CNN, 27 May 2022

One will serve Athenian chicken, pork shish kabobs, moussaka, pasticcio (ground beef with noodles) with béchamel sauce on top. —Joanna Broder, chicagotribune.com, 12 July 2017

Chili families are woven through the Greek community, and Holy Trinity is the only Greek Orthodox Church in town, so there were plenty of chili families working on the Panegyri pasticcio. —Polly Campbell, Cincinnati.com, 19 June 2017

Word History

Etymology

Italian, literally, baked meat dish, pie, from Vulgar Latin *pasticium, from Late Latin pasta

First Known Use

1866, in the meaning defined above