Tostata

Tostata is a term used primarily in Italian to describe something that has been toasted or roasted. It functions as the feminine singular past participle of the verb tostare and as an adjective agreeing with feminine nouns. For example, fette di pane tostata means a toasted slice of bread, and mandorle tostate refers to toasted almonds. In contrast, masculine forms are tostato (singular) and tostati (plural), as in caffè tostato (roasted coffee) or noccioline tostati.

In typical Italian usage, tostate appears in phrases where the head noun is feminine. Common examples include fette di pane tostate or mandorle tostate. Because Italian adjectives agree in gender and number with the nouns they modify, the form changes to reflect the noun’s gender and plurality.

Cross-linguistically, the form tostata is not standard in Spanish or Portuguese. In Spanish, the equivalent participle of tostar is generally tostado (masculine) or tostada (feminine), and tostata is not a recognized standard form in most varieties. Some dialects or brand names may appear with the form Tostata, but it is not a canonical linguistic form in those languages.

Beyond grammar, Tostata may surface as a brand name, product label, or proper noun in various markets. In such uses, it typically conveys the sense of toasted or roasted, drawing on the Italian meaning. The term itself is thus primarily a grammatical inflection in Italian, with occasional non-standard or branding uses elsewhere.