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pasta definition

pasta (päs′tə)

noun

  1. a flour paste or dough made of semolina and dried, as for spaghetti and macaroni, or used fresh, as for ravioli
  2. any food or foods made of this

Etymology: It < LL < Gr pastē: see paste

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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