pasta
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- noun
- /ˈpɑːstə/
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pasta
- Pasta is good.
- eat pasta
- make pasta
- a plate of pasta
I know people that only eat pasta with butter.
- I know people that only eat pasta with butter.
- I can make fields of pasta disappear by just breathing it in.
- So if someone wants to throw my pasta bro, so be it.
Examples
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Frieda, the pasta has no sauce.
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We ate our pizzas and our pasta and it was good.
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Pack some of that pasta up.
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I know people that only eat pasta with butter.
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I handed him the bowl of pasta to carry into the living room.
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And then we had a truffle pasta, which was unreal.
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So today's lunch I'm going to make pasta because I'm lazy.
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Who ordered the pasta?
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I love to eat pasta with marinara sauce on weekends.
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You can make a delicious salad by adding some cooked pasta to fresh vegetables.
Synonyms
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A long thin strip of pasta cooked in hot water
A food made from flour and water shaped into pieces like spaghetti or macaroni
Idioms
Compounds
A rich Italian topping for pasta made with ground beef, tomatoes, and vegetables
How Filling
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word pasta comes from Italian pasta, which meant 'dough' or 'paste' — a soft mix of flour and water, like the English word paste. So, pasta today is the food made from that dough, shaped into noodles such as spaghetti or macaroni.