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crostata

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.10 in modern English

Syllables
crosta-ta
IPA
10
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

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.

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian crostata.

Inflected Forms

crostatas (plural) crostate (plural)

Questions

What does crostata mean?
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.
Where does crostata come from?
Borrowed from Italian crostata.

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