sfincione

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Sicilian sfinciuni, from sfincia, from Arabic إِسْفَنْج (ʔisfanj), conflated with Latin spongia (“sponge”), ultimately from Ancient Greek σπογγιά (spongiá), from σπόγγος (spóngos). See also funcia.

Noun

sfincione m (plural sfincioni)

1. a Sicilian form of pizza typically sold in small rectangles