pasticcio

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(pa stē′chō; It. päs tēt′chô)

pas•tic•cio (pa stē′chō; It. päs tēt′chô),USA pronunciation n., pl. -ci (-chē).USA pronunciation

Vulgar Latin pastīcium pasty, pie, derivative of Late Latin pasta; see paste
Italian
1700–10

pas•tiche /pæˈstiʃ, pɑ-/USA pronunciation n. [countable]

Fine Art, Literature, Music and Dancea piece of writing, music, or art that consists of ideas or techniques borrowed from other sources.
a hodgepodge;
a patchwork:Their new proposal is just a pastiche of old ideas thrown together.

pas•tiche (pa stēsh′, pä-),USA pronunciation n.

Fine Art, Literature, Music and Dancea literary, musical, or artistic piece consisting wholly or chiefly of motifs or techniques borrowed from one or more sources.
an incongruous combination of materials, forms, motifs, etc., taken from different sources;
hodgepodge.

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pastiche /pæˈstiːʃ/, pasticcio /pæˈstɪtʃəʊ/ n

Etymology: 19th Century: French pastiche, Italian pasticcio, literally: piecrust (hence, something blended), from Late Latin pasta paste¹

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