Pasta Definition

pästə
noun
A flour paste or dough made of semolina and dried, as for spaghetti and macaroni, or used fresh, as for ravioli.
Webster's New World
Any food or foods made of this.
Webster's New World
A prepared dish containing pasta as its main ingredient.
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Other Word Forms of Pasta

Noun

Singular:
pasta
Plural:
pastas

Origin of Pasta

  • From Italian pasta, from Latin pasta (“dough, pastry cake, paste"), from Ancient Greek παστά (pasta, “barley porridge"), from παστός (pastos, “sprinkled with salt")

    From Wiktionary

  • Italian from Late Latin paste, pastry cake paste1

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Pasta Sentence Examples

  • That evening, Sarah made a pasta dinner and they all chatted amiably.

  • If you were to judge Italian cuisine by the food that is served in Italian restaurants across America, you might think that the food of Italy consists mainly of pasta with different types of sauces and pizza with an assortment of toppings.

  • Dinner comes as feta bake, tuna pasta and potato salad and it is wonderful.

  • Fill them up with pasta, battered fresh cod, or a free ice cream on Sundays.

  • While the vegetables are cooking place the pasta in a large pan of boiling salted water and cook until tender.

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Words Starting With

PPAPAS

Words Ending With

ATASTA

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pasta

Words Starting With P and Ending With A

Starts With P & Ends With AStarts With PA & Ends With AStarts With P & Ends With TA

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5 Letter Words5 Letter Words Starting With P5 Letter Words Ending With A