English Explanatory Dictionary

sfogliatella

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A Neapolitan pastry made from puff pastry with a sweet filling.

Word forms

sfogliatella sfogliatelle

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian sfogliatella, diminutive form of sfogliata, singular feminine past participial of sfogliare (“to unfold, to leaf through”), from the resemblance of the pastry's texture to the pattern of unfolding leaves.

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