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DictionarypastaDough-based food
noun

pasta

PAH-stuh/ˈpɑːstə/

Food made from wheat dough shaped into noodles or other forms.

The plate holds several shapes of cooked pasta.

A shallow plate holds cooked penne and spirals with a restrained garnish, with uncooked dough shapes nearby.
Etymology
pastaLatindough, paste

Latin pasta named dough or paste. The food name narrows that broad material sense to foods made by shaping flour dough, such as spaghetti and macaroni.

In context

Vogue0:16
Today, we are going to be making my favorite food, fresh pasta
Sophie Turner Makes Butter & Parm Pasta | Now Serving | Vogue

More examples

  • She served pasta with tomato sauce.
  • Fresh pasta dries on a rack.
  • The shop sells several shapes of pasta.

Forms

pasta · pastas

Similar words

noodle
Can be made from rice or other ingredients as well as wheat.
dough
The unshaped mixture rather than the finished pasta product.