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pastiera

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • rhymes with -ɛɹə

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noun

Meaning 1

A Neapolitan tart made from wheat, eggs, and ricotta, traditionally eaten at Easter.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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History

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian, from pasta (“pasta, dough”).

Across languages

Translations

16 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • French: pastiera — Neapolitan Easter tart
  • French: pastiera napolitaine — Neapolitan Easter tart
  • German: Pastiera — Neapolitan Easter tart
  • German: Pastiera Napoletana — Neapolitan Easter tart
  • Greek: παστιέρα (pastiéra) — Neapolitan Easter tart
  • Italian: pastiera — Neapolitan Easter tart
  • Italian: pastiera napoletana — Neapolitan Easter tart
  • Japanese: パスティエーラ (pasutiēra) — Neapolitan Easter tart
  • Japanese: パスティエラ (pasutiera) — Neapolitan Easter tart
  • Korean: 파스티에라 (paseutiera) — Neapolitan Easter tart
  • Neapolitan: pastiera — Neapolitan Easter tart
  • Russian: пастие́ра (pastijéra) — Neapolitan Easter tart
  • Russian: пастие́ра наполета́на (pastijéra napoletána) — Neapolitan Easter tart
  • Russian: пастье́ра (pastʹjéra) — Neapolitan Easter tart
  • Russian: пастье́ра наполета́на (pastʹjéra napoletána) — Neapolitan Easter tart
  • Spanish: pastiera — Neapolitan Easter tart