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pasta
(päs′tə)
noun
- a flour paste or dough made of semolina and dried, as for spaghetti and macaroni, or used fresh, as for ravioli
- any food or foods made of this
Origin: It < LL < Gr pastē: see paste
See pasta in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun
- Unleavened dough, made of wheat flour, water, and sometimes eggs, that is molded into any of a variety of shapes and boiled.
- A prepared dish containing pasta as its main ingredient.
Origin:
Origin: Italian
Origin: , from Late Latin, paste, pastry cake; see paste1
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