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UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈpæstə/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈpɑstə/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(pä′stə; esp. Brit. pas′tə)

pas•ta /ˈpɑstə/USA pronunciation n., pl. -tas.

Fooda food made of thin dough in a variety of shapes, as spaghetti or ravioli: [uncountable]a serving of pasta on the side.[countable]cooks various pastas.

pas•ta (pä′stə; esp. Brit. pas′tə),USA pronunciation n.

Foodany of various flour-and-egg food preparations of Italian origin, made of thin, unleavened dough and produced in a variety of forms, usually served with a sauce and sometimes stuffed.

Late Latin. See paste
Italian
1870–75

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

pasta /ˈpæstə/ n

any of several variously shaped edible preparations made from a flour and water dough, such as spaghetti

Etymology: Italian, from Late Latin: paste¹

'pasta' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

al dente - angel hair - cannelloni - farfalle - fusilli - gnocchi - Grana Padano - impaste - lasagne - macaroni - minestrone - noodle - orecchiette - Parmesan cheese - paste - pastel - pastiche - pasty - patisserie - penne - pesto - ravioli - spaghetti - tagliatelle - vermicelli - wheat - agnolotti - capellini - cappelletti - durum wheat - fedelini - fettuccine - lasagna - linguine - Milanese - orzo - pappardelle - Parmesan - pasticcio - primavera - rigatoni - Tetrazzini - tortellini - ziti - salad - semolina - shell

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Collocations: [bow, spiral, shaped] pasta, a pasta [salad, bowl, dish, sauce], [fresh, frozen, packaged, homemade, dried] pasta, more...

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