PASTA

pasta, alimentary paste

(noun) shaped and dried dough made from flour and water and sometimes egg

pasta

(noun) a dish that contains pasta as its main ingredient

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

pasta (countable and uncountable, plural pastas)

(uncountable) 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.

(uncountable) A dish or serving of pasta.

(countable) A type of pasta.

Hyponyms

• See also pasta

Anagrams

• patas, tapas

Source: Wiktionary



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