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Pronunciation / Transliteration: paasta
"मुझे सफेद सॉस वाला पास्ता बहुत पसंद है।"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A Italian food typically made from an unleavened dough of wheat flour mixed with water or eggs, formed into various shapes or strips and cooked by boiling.
"We decided to cook a simple pasta dish with fresh tomatoes and basil for dinner." - 2
A dish consisting of pasta served with a sauce.
"She ordered a creamy seafood pasta at the new Italian restaurant."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Borrowed into English in the late 19th century directly from Italian pasta, which derives from the Late Latin pasta meaning 'dough' or 'pastry'. This ultimately traces back to the ancient Greek pastē, meaning 'barley porridge', reflecting the long historical evolution of grain-based culinary preparations across the Mediterranean.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Pasta" is said worldwide
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pâtes
Transliteration: /pɑt/
"Nous mangeons des pâtes ce soir."
Pasta
Transliteration: /ˈpasta/
"Ich koche gerne italienische Pasta."
pasta
Transliteration: /ˈpasta/
"La pasta è il piatto principale della cucina italiana."
pasta
Transliteration: /ˈpasta/
"Compramos pasta fresca en el mercado."
massa
Transliteration: /ˈma.sɐ/
"Hoje o jantar vai ser massa com molho de tomate."
पास्ता
Transliteration: paasta
"मुझे सफेद सॉस वाला पास्ता बहुत पसंद है।"
面食
Transliteration: miànshí
"意大利面是受欢迎的西方主食。"
파스타
Transliteration: paseuta
"우리는 저녁으로 토마토 파스타를 먹었습니다."
パスタ
Transliteration: pasuta
"今日のランチは美味しいパスタを食べました。"
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