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Borrowed from Italian, from marito (“husband”), possibly because it used to be given to a girl by her fiancé.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
maritozzo
Today it means: Any one of a kind of brioche-style bun filled with whipped cream and dusted with powdered sugar, originating in Rome, Italy, and traditionally eaten as a breakfast pastry. Full definition →