pasticcio

See also: pasticciò

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian pasticcio. Doublet of pastiche.

Noun

pasticcio (plural pasticcios)

  1. A medley; an olio.
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  2. (art) An artwork that directly imitates the work of another artist or artists.
  3. (art) A falsified work of art, such as a vase or statue made up of parts of original works, with missing parts supplied.

Italian

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *pasticium (compare French pastis), from Late Latin pasta (dough, pastry cake, paste), from Ancient Greek παστά (pastá).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pasˈtit.t͡ʃo/, [päs̪ˈt̪it͡ːʃo]
  • Hyphenation: pa‧stìc‧cio

Noun

pasticcio m (plural pasticci)

  1. (cooking) pie, pasty
  2. (figuratively, often in the plural) mess, confusion
    essere nei pasticcito be in trouble
  3. (architecture) relief
  4. pastiche
  5. jam

Derived terms

Verb

pasticcio

  1. first-person singular present indicative of pasticciare

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