pastiera

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noun

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

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Meanings

nounpastiera (plural pastieras)

plural pastieras

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

Origin

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

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Translations

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

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with pastiera

SaraherasierraSaraterrarivieramadeiraCeraCalerarancheraquinceañera
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Anagrams

parasiteaspirate
Cite this entry
APA

pastiera. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pastiera

MLA

“pastiera.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pastiera. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pastiera,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pastiera.

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