pasticcio — meaning in English
Italian → English · translate English → Italian instead
English meaning
- botch verb To do something badly or carelessly, ruining the result.
- hodgepodge noun A collection containing a variety of miscellaneous things.
- jam noun A sweet spread made by boiling fruit with sugar until it thickens.
- muddle verb To mix things up in a confusing way, or to think in a confused, unclear manner.
- pi noun A letter of the Greek alphabet.
- pickle noun A cucumber or other vegetable preserved in vinegar or brine.
- pie noun A baked dish with a pastry crust and a filling, sweet or savoury.
- scrape verb To drag something rough or sharp across a surface, often removing a layer or leaving a mark.
Senses
pasticcio is used for these senses in English:
- botch An action, job, or task that has been performed very badly; a ruined, defective, or clumsy piece of work.
- hodgepodge A collection containing a variety of miscellaneous things.
- jam (countable) A difficult situation.
- muddle A mixture; a confusion; a garble.
- pickle (informal) A difficult situation; peril.
- pie A type of pastry that consists of an outer crust and a filling. (Savory pies are more popular in the UK and sweet pies are more popular in the US, so "pie" without qualification has different connotations in these dialects.)
- pie A paper plate covered in cream, shaving foam or custard that is thrown or rubbed in someone’s face for comical purposes, to raise money for charity, or as a form of political protest; a custard pie; a cream pie.
- scrape An awkward set of circumstances.
botch — full definition
- verb To do something badly or carelessly, ruining the result.
- noun A poorly done piece of work; a mess.
hodgepodge — full definition
- noun A collection containing a variety of miscellaneous things.
- noun A confused mass of ingredients shaken or mixed together in the same pot.