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pas·ta
(päs′tə)n.
1. Unleavened dough, made with wheat or other flour, water, and sometimes eggs, that is molded into any of a variety of shapes and boiled.
2. A prepared dish containing pasta as its main ingredient.
[Italian, from Late Latin, paste, pastry cake; see paste1.]
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pasta
(ˈpæstə)n
(Cookery) any of several variously shaped edible preparations made from a flour and water dough, such as spaghetti
[Italian, from Late Latin: paste1]
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pas•ta
(ˈpɑ stə; esp. Brit. ˈpæs tə)n., pl. -tas.
a food preparation of thin, unleavened dough, processed into a variety of forms, as spaghetti or ravioli.
[1870–75; < Italian < Late Latin. See paste]
pas′ta•like`, adj.
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| Noun | 1. | pasta - a dish that contains pasta as its main ingredient dish - a particular item of prepared food; "she prepared a special dish for dinner" spaghetti - spaghetti served with a tomato sauce cannelloni - tubular pasta filled with meat or cheese lasagna, lasagne - baked dish of layers of lasagna pasta with sauce and cheese and meat or vegetables macaroni and cheese - macaroni prepared in a cheese sauce |
| 2. |  pasta - shaped and dried dough made from flour and water and sometimes eggsolid food, food - any solid substance (as opposed to liquid) that is used as a source of nourishment; "food and drink" bowtie pasta, farfalle - pasta shaped with scalloped edges and pinched in the middle, suggestive of a bow tie noodle - a ribbonlike strip of pasta orzo - pasta shaped like pearls of barley; frequently prepared with lamb in Greek cuisine spaghetti - pasta in the form of long strings spaghettini - thin spaghetti tortellini - small ring-shaped stuffed pasta ziti - medium-sized tubular pasta in short pieces rigatoni - tubular pasta in short ribbed pieces fedelline - extremely fine pasta thinner than vermicelli fettuccine, fettuccini - pasta in flat strips wider than linguine vermicelli - pasta in strings thinner than spaghetti macaroni - pasta in the form of slender tubes penne - pasta in short tubes with diagonally cut ends cappelletti, ravioli - small circular or square cases of dough with savory fillings tagliatelle - pasta cut in narrow ribbons manicotti - large pasta tubes stuffed with chopped meat or mild cheese and baked in tomato sauce couscous - a pasta made in northern Africa of crushed and steamed semolina mostaccioli - pasta somewhat resembling little moustaches |
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pasta
Types of pasta
agnolotti, bavette, bombolotti, bucatini, cannelloni, cappelletti, cellentani, conchiglie, ditali, farfalle, fettuccine, fettucine, or fettucini, fusilli, gnocchetti, gnocchi, lasagne, lasagnette, linguine, lumache, macaroni, maultaschen, noodles, orecchiette, paglia e fieno, pappardelle, penne, pipe, ravioli, rigatoni, ruote, spaghetti, spätzle or spaetzle, taglioni, tagliatelle, tortellini, tortelloni, tortiglioni, vermicelli, zita or zitiCollins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
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pasta
(ˈpӕstə) , ((American) ˈpa:-) noun a dough used in Italian cooking for making spaghetti, macaroni etc. pasta
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pas·ta
n. pasta, preparación de sustancias medicinales gen. para aplicar a la epidermis.
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