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pasta

/ˈpɑ.stə/noun2 syllables

Pasta means: shaped and dried dough made from flour and water and sometimes egg.

Synonyms for pasta4

noun, as in shaped and dried dough made from flour and water and sometimes egg

alimentary paste

also used for pasta

macaroni, noodle, paste

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What does pasta mean?2

noun

1

shaped and dried dough made from flour and water and sometimes egg

2

a dish that contains pasta as its main ingredient

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Pasta in a sentence

  • This pasta is very healthy, in it you can find lots of vegetables!jubjubbird01
  • After boiling the pasta, you should drain it in a colander.megamanenm
  • The pasta dishes here are fairly good; that goes for the pizza, as well.sundown
  • The pasta dishes here are fairly good, and the pizza is, too.sundown
  • Stop making that slurping noise when you eat your pasta.end
  • I like my pasta with lots of cheese and lots of butter!slyfin
  • I don't know how to cook anything besides pasta.megamanenm
  • The pasta you ate had too little salt.mervert1

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of pasta

as a noun

plural
pastas