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Definition of pasticcio - 2 dictionary results

pas⋅tic⋅cio

  [pa-stee-choh; It. pahs-teet-chaw]
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–noun, plural -ci  [-chee] .
a pastiche.
Origin:
1700–10; < It < VL pastīcium pasty, pie, deriv. of LL pasta; see paste
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pas·tic·cio   (pā-stē'chō, -chē-ō, pä-)   
n.   pl. pas·tic·ci (-chē)
A work or style produced by borrowing fragments, ingredients, or motifs from various sources; a potpourri.

[Italian, from Vulgar Latin *pastīcium, pasty; see patisserie.]
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