pastilla
/paˈstiːjə
/noun
A type of Moroccan meat pie, typically filled with spiced pigeon meat and apricots and having a sugared crust.One of the girls at our table is having a completely different dish than the pastilla....
- I had my first pastilla on our first evening.
- The food, though inexpensive, is delicious: aromatic tagines, spicy merguez, sweet pastilla.
Origin
Spanish, or Moroccan Arabic beṣṭila, from Spanish pastel pie.