crostata

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noun

A kind baked tart of Italian origin, made with shortcrust pastry spread over a baking sheet, then covered with a layer of jam and then decorated with thin strips of the same dough, placed crosswise to form diamonds.

OriginItalian crostata →
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Meanings

nouncrostata (plural crostatas or crostate)

plural crostatas · plural crostate

  1. A kind baked tart of Italian origin, made with shortcrust pastry spread over a baking sheet, then covered with a layer of jam and then decorated with thin strips of the same dough, placed crosswise to form diamonds.

Origin

  1. Italiancrostata
  2. Italiancrostata
  3. Englishcrostata

Borrowed from Italian crostata.

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Translations

Greek πάστα φλόρα
  • πάστα φλόρα (pásta flóra)Italian tart
Italian crostata
  • crostataItalian tart
Polish crostata
  • crostataItalian tart

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

castrato
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APA

crostata. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crostata

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“crostata.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crostata. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “crostata,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crostata.

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