sfincione

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Sicilian sfinciuni, from sfincia, from Arabic إِسْفَنْج‎ (ʔisfanj), conflated with Latin spongia (“sponge”), ultimately from Ancient Greek σπογγιά (spongiá), from σπόγγος (spóngos). See also funcia.

Noun

sfincione m (plural sfincioni)

  1. a Sicilian form of pizza typically sold in small rectangles
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