pastina
- noun
- /pæˈstiːnə/
- US
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pastina
- When he was sick, his grandmother always prepared pastina in warm chicken broth.
You don't hit up hit up pastina and garlic and oil.
- You don't hit up hit up pastina and garlic and oil.
Examples
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After the doctor visit, she made her son a comforting bowl of pastina to help him feel better.
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You don't hit up hit up pastina and garlic and oil.
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I'll give you a while to get some rest, and I'll make you some pastina.
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Great, but how great is it if that extra 20 years is spent in Section 8 housing, eating pastina to make the food stamps stretch until the end of the month, or in the cheapest possible nursing home with high turnover and a neglect problem?
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As a child, I often enjoyed pastina mixed with butter and cheese for dinner.
Synonyms
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Food made from wheat flour mixed with water or eggs, shaped into pieces and boiled, often served with sauce
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Etymology
The word pastina comes from Italian pasta ('dough' or the food 'pasta') plus the ending -ina which means 'little'. So pastina literally means 'little pasta', which is why it refers to the very small pieces of pasta often put in soup or given to children and the sick.