pasta

CEFRA1

/ˈpæs.tə/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    Food made from flour and water, shaped into many forms.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A dish or serving of pasta.

Examples

  • The pasta here's pretty good. And the pizza too.

  • I'm not overly fond of pasta.

At a glance

Sits at A1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Synonyms
3

Also pronounced

  • [ˈpʰæstə]
  • [ˈpʰastə]

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. Dough made from wheat and water and sometimes mixed with egg and formed into various shapes; often sold in dried form and typically boiled for eating.

  2. A type of pasta.

  3. Any type of noodle.

More examples

In context

  • Pasta is Fernando's province.

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

Borrowed from Italian pasta (“paste; pasta, noodles”), from Late Latin pasta (“dough, pastry cake, paste”), from Ancient Greek παστά (pastá, “barley porridge”), neuter plural of παστός (pastós, “sprinkled with salt”), from Ancient Greek πάσσω (pássō, “to sprinkle”). Doublet of paste.