gizzada
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English[edit]
Noun[edit]
gizzada (plural gizzadas)
Synonyms[edit]
Jamaican Creole[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From guisado, past participle of Spanish guisar (“to prepare, to cook, to stew”).[1]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
gizzada (plural gizzada dem, quantified gizzada)
- A sweet Jamaican pastry with a coconut filling; gizzada.[2]
- Synonym: pinch-me-round
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Richard Allsopp, editor (1996), Dictionary of Caribbean English Usage, Kingston, Jamaica: University of the West Indies Press, published 2003, →ISBN, page 257
- ^ F. G. Cassidy, R. B. Le Page (2002) Dictionary of Jamaican English, 2nd edition, The University of the West Indies Press, →ISBN, page 198