pasta
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: enpr: păsʹtə
ipa: /ˈpæstə/
ipa: /ˈpastə/
enpr: päsʹtə
ipa: /ˈpɑstə/
enpr: păsʹtə
enpr: päsʹtə
ipa: /ˈpæstə/
ipa: /ˈpɑstə/
enpr: päsʹtə
ipa: /ˈpɐːstə/
enpr: päsʹtə
ipa: /ˈpɐːstɘ/
note: New Zealand, Broad
enpr: păsʹtə
ipa: /ˈpɛstɘ/
note: New Zealand, Broad
note: Indic
ipa: /pɑs.t̪a/
ipa: /pɐːst̪ɐː/
homophone: pastor (Australia, New Zealand, Northern England)
rhymes: -æstə
rhymes: -ɑːstə
Forms: form: pastas
form: paste
Etymology: Borrowed from Italian pasta (“paste; pasta, noodles”), from Late Latin pasta (“dough, pastry cake, paste”), from Ancient Greek παστά (pastá, “barley porridge”), neuter plural of παστός (pastós, “sprinkled with salt”), from Ancient Greek πάσσω (pássō, “to sprinkle”), from Proto-Indo-European *kʷeh₁t- (“to shake”). Doublet of paste.
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *(s)kweh₁t-der.
Ancient Greek πάσσω (pássō)
Proto-Indo-European *-tós
Ancient Greek -τός (-tós)
Ancient Greek παστός (pastós)
Ancient Greek παστά (pastá)bor.
Late Latin pasta
Italian pastabor.
English pasta
Senses: hyponyms: macaroni
glosses: 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.
hyponyms: macaroni
glosses: 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.
Any type of noodle.
glosses: A dish or serving of pasta.
glosses: A type of pasta.
topics: dentistry
medicine
sciences
glosses: Dental filling.
Synonyms: word: macaroni
word: noodle
word: pasta
word: paste
Hypernyms: word: food
Hyponyms: word: Italian pasta - long noodles
word: angel hair
word: barbina
word: bucatini
word: capellini
word: capelli d'angelo
word: perciatelli
word: pici
word: spaghetti
word: spaghettini
word: spaghettoni
word: vermicelli
word: ziti
word: Italian pasta - ribbon-style noodles
word: bavette
word: elbow macaroni
word: fettuccine
word: lasagna
word: linguine
word: pappardelle
word: pillus
word: pizzoccheri
word: scialatelli
word: tagliatelle
word: taglierini
word: trenette
word: tripoline
word: Italian pasta - short-cut extruded noodles
word: calamaretti
word: cannelloni
word: cavatappi
word: ditalini
word: elicoidali
word: fagioloni
word: fusilli
word: gemelli
word: gomito
word: maltagliati
word: manicotti
word: marziani
word: mostaccioli
word: paccheri
word: penne
word: penne rigate
word: pennette
word: pennoni
word: rigatoni
word: spirali
word: trenne
word: tortiglioni
word: tuffoli
word: Italian pasta with decorative shapes
word: campanelle
word: casarecce
word: cavatelli
word: conchiglie
word: farfalle
word: farfalloni
word: fiorentine
word: fiori
word: gigli
word: gramigna
word: lanterne
word: lumache
word: lumaconi
word: maccheroni
word: mandala
word: orecchiette
word: pipe
word: pipe macaroni
word: radiatori
word: ricciolini
word: rotelle
word: rotini
word: sorprese
word: strozzapreti
word: torchio
word: trofie
word: Italian minute pasta
word: acini di pepe
word: alfabeto
word: anelli
word: anellini
word: corallini
word: couscous
word: ditali
word: farfalline
word: fideos
word: pastina
word: puntine
word: risi
word: stelle
word: stelline
word: Italian stuffed pasta
word: agnolotti
word: casoncelli
word: fagottini
word: mezzelune
word: pelmeni
word: pierogi
word: ravioli
word: sacchettini
word: tortellini
word: tortelloni
word: Italian irregularly-shaped pasta
word: gnocchi
word: passatelli
word: alternative words for "spaghetti"
word: pasghetti
word: s'ghetti
word: spag
Derived terms: copypasta
egg pasta
hasta la pasta
hasta pasta
impasta
nanopasta
nonpasta
nuclear pasta
pasta bake
pasta basica
pasta e fagioli
Pastafarian
Pastafarianism
pasta fazool
Pastagate
pastaholic
pastaless
pastalike
pasta salad
pasta sauce
pasta wheat
Related terms: word: pasta filata
word: paste
word: pâté
word: pate
word: patty
word: List of pasta on Wikipedia.Wikipedia