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Pea vs Pastizzi - What's the difference?

pea | pastizzi |

As a noun pastizzi is

a maltese pasty filled with ricotta or peas.

pea

English

(wikipedia pea)

Etymology 1

, originally an uncountable noun meaning "peas" that was construed as a plural.

Noun

(en noun)
  • A plant, member of the legume (Fabaceae) family
  • The edible seed of some of these plants
  • (baseball) A ball travelling at high velocity
    • Derived terms
    * pea-brain * pea crab * pea pod * peashooter * peason * like two peas in a pod * pigeon pea * sugar pea * sweet pea
    Descendants
    * Abenaki: * Mohegan-Pequot: * Yurok:

    Etymology 2

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (nautical)

    • Anagrams

    * * * * ----

    pastizzi

    English

    Noun

    (pastizzi) (wikipedia pastizzi)
  • A Maltese pasty filled with ricotta or peas.
  • * Shirley R. Steinberg, Teen life in Europe (page 158)
    • One may find a McDonald's outlet next door to a traditional pastizzi outlet, and both may be equally popular with local youth.
  • * 2009 , Barbara Haworth-Attard, My Life from Air-Bras to Zits
    • “He's a good Maltese boy. He likes pastizzi ,” Nanna announced.

    Derived terms

    * pastizzeria