pastichio

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pastichio

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

noun pastichios · pastitsio

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

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Ελληνικά	παστίτσιο pastítsio

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@misc{pastichio_2026,
  title = {pastichio},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/pastichio},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}