gizzada

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English[edit]

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Noun[edit]

gizzada (plural gizzadas)

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

Synonyms[edit]

Jamaican Creole[edit]

Gizzada

Etymology[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

gizzada (plural gizzada dem, quantified gizzada)

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

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References[edit]

  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