Etymology

strapatsada

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Today it means: A Greek dish of tomatoes fried with olive oil, pepper, and beaten eggs. Full definition →

Greek στραπατσάδα ← Venetan strapazzada
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  1. Venetan · derived fromstrapazzada
  2. Greek · borrowed fromστραπατσάδα
  3. English todaystrapatsada

From Greek στραπατσάδα (strapatsáda), from Venetan strapazzada, from strapazzar (“to treat roughly; to scramble (eggs)”) + -ada (forms verbal nouns). Related to Italian strapazzare.

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