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pasta

American  
[pah-stuh, pas-tuh] / ˈpɑ stə, ˈpæs tə /

noun

  1. any 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.

pasta British  
/ ˈpæstə /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of pasta

1870–75; < Italian < Late Latin. See paste

Example Sentences

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Debbie said she used to get bread and pasta on prescription but "they weren't great, so we now just buy them ourselves".

From BBC

Sponsors organized hair and makeup sessions in the Olympic villages, which went through an average of 365 kilograms of pasta and 10,000 eggs a day.

From Los Angeles Times

The pasta is baked in the oven until it’s golden, crusty around the edges and bubbly.

From Salon

A block roasts into something different: the edges bronze and go a little chewy; the center caters into creamy pockets you can smear through the pasta later.

From Salon

Added to a pantry pasta when you realize the crisper drawer is a lost cause.

From Salon

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