pastichio

English

Alternative forms

• pastitsio

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Italian pasticcio (“hodge-podge”), from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Vulgar Latin *pasticium, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin pasta (“dough, pastry cake, paste”), from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Ancient Greek παστά (pastá, “barley porridge”), from παστός (pastós, “sprinkled with salt”).

Noun

pastichio (plural pastichios)

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

Anagrams

• pistachio