gizzada

English

Noun

gizzada (plural gizzadas)

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

Synonyms

Jamaican Creole
Gizzada

Etymology

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

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

Noun

gizzada (plural: gizzada dem or gizzadas dem, quantified: gizzada)

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

See also

References
  1. Richard Allsopp, editor, Dictionary of Caribbean English Usage, Kingston, Jamaica: University of the West Indies Press, 1996 (2003 printing), →ISBN, page 257
  2. F.G. Cassidy and R.B. Le Page, Dictionary of Jamaican English (2nd Edition), 2002 (reprint by The University of the West Indies Press, originally 1967 by Cambridge University Press), ISBN 9789766401276, page 198
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