pajata

English

Etymology

From Roman and central Italian pajata (standard equivalent: pagliata).

Noun

pajata (uncountable)

1. The intestines of an unweaned calf, used as food.

Estonian

Noun

pajata

1. abessive singular of pada

Italian

Noun

pajata f (plural pajate) (Roman and central Italy)

1. Alternative spelling of pagliata:
   1. the jejunum of an unweaned calf (or, rarely, of a young ox) containing chyme, cut up into short segments with tied up ends, used as food
   2. (cooking) a dish consisting of the above entrail cooked with onion, lard, parsley, and celery, with addition of tomato sauce and white wine (also used as dressing for pasta)
      • 1871 September 2, “Dialigo [Dialogue]”, in La frusta - Giornale politico morale [The whip - Moral political journal], page 806:

        C'ho (a proposito) na porzioncina abbondante de pajata de vitella, ch'è proprio ar mifone, cor sugo de pommidoro tirato …

        By the way, I have this nice, big portion of calf pajata, that's really good, with thick tomato sauce…

      • 1981, Bernardino Zapponi, Leonardo Benvenuti, Piero De Bernardi, Mario Monicelli, Tullio Pinelli, directed by Mario Monicelli, Il marchese del Grillo [Marquis Del Grillo], spoken by Olimpia and Marquis Onofrio Del Grillo (Caroline Berg and Alberto Sordi):

        [Olimpia]: Che sono?
        [Onofrio]: Questi sono rigatoni co' la pajata.
        [Olimpia]: La pajata... Che cos'è?
        [Onofrio]: "Che è"?... Beh, è mejo che non tô dico, sennò... Mangiali, prima; dopo tô dico.

        [[Olimpia]: Che sono?
        [Onofrio]: Questi sono rigatoni con la pajata.
        [Olimpia]: La pajata... Che cos'è?
        [Onofrio]: "Che è"?... Beh, è meglio che non te lo dico, sennò... Mangiali, prima; dopo te lo dico.]

        [Olimpia]: What are these?
        [Onofrio]: These are rigatoni with pajata.
        [Olimpia]: Pajata... What's that?
        [Onofrio]: "What's that," you say?... Well, it's best that I don't tell you, or... Eat them first; then I'll tell you.