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gizzada

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Noun

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gizzada (plural gizzadas)

  1. A small tart with a sweet spicy coconut filling, in Jamaican and Portuguese cuisine.

Synonyms

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Jamaican Creole

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Gizzada

Etymology

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From guisado, past participle of Spanish guisar (“to prepare, to cook, to stew”).[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˌɡɪˈzɑːda/
  • Hyphenation: gi‧zza‧da

Noun

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gizzada (plural gizzada dem, quantified gizzada)

  1. A sweet Jamaican pastry with a coconut filling; gizzada.[2]
    Synonym: pinch-me-round

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Richard Allsopp, editor (1996), Dictionary of Caribbean English Usage, Kingston, Jamaica: University of the West Indies Press, published 2003, →ISBN, page 257
  2. ^ F. G. Cassidy, R. B. Le Page (2002) Dictionary of Jamaican English, 2nd edition, The University of the West Indies Press, →ISBN, page 198
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