pastizz

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Maltese

Etymology

Borrowed from Sicilian pastizzu, which is probably related to pasticcio (“pie, pasty”).

Pronunciation

Noun

pastizz m (plural pastizzi)

  1. a traditional Maltese pastry filled with ricotta or mushy peas
  2. a good-for-nothing person
  3. (vulgar, humorous) female genitalia

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