crostata

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian crostata.

Noun

crostata (plural crostatas or 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.

Translations

Italian tart

• Greek: πάστα φλόρα f (pásta flóra)
• Italian: crostata (it) f
• Polish: crostata (pl) f

Further reading

• crostata on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• castrato, coast rat

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kroˈsta.ta/
• Rhymes: -ata
• Hyphenation: cro‧stà‧ta

Etymology 1

From crosta (“crust”).

Noun

crostata f (plural crostate)

1. tart (dessert)

Etymology 2

Participle

crostata f sg

1. feminine singular of crostato

Further reading

• crostata on the Italian Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^it

Anagrams

• castrato, scartato, scortata