# sfogliatella

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. A Neapolitan pastry made from puff pastry with a sweet filling.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Italian sfogliatella, diminutive form of sfogliata, singular feminine past participial of sfogliare (“to unfold, to leaf through”), from the resemblance of the pastry's texture to the pattern of unfolding leaves.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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