pastiche
noun /pæˈstiːʃ/
/pæˈstiːʃ/
- [countable, uncountable] a work of art, piece of writing, etc. that is created by deliberately copying the style of somebody/something else
- a pastiche of the classic detective story
- She’s an expert in the art of pastiche and parody.
- [countable] a work of art, etc. that consists of a variety of different styles
Word Originlate 19th cent.: from French, from Italian pasticcio, based on late Latin pasta ‘paste’.