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Pasta

/ˈpɐːstə/

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.

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📖 Definitions of "Pasta"

noun

1
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.
2
A dish or serving of pasta.
3
A type of pasta.

🔄 Synonyms of "Pasta"

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Word	Definition
alimentary pastenoun	A shaped and dried dough prepared from semolina, farina, wheat flour, etc.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Pasta"

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Word	Definition
alimentary pastenoun	A shaped and dried dough prepared from semolina, farina, wheat flour, etc.
noodlenoun	(usually in the plural) A string or flat strip of pasta or other dough, usually cooked (at least initially) by boiling, and served in soup or in a dry form mixed with a sauce and other ingredients.
pastenoun	A soft moist mixture, in particular:
doughnoun	A thick, malleable substance made by mixing flour with other ingredients such as water, eggs, or butter, that is made into a particular form and then baked.
macaroninoun	(uncountable) A type of pasta in the form of short tubes, typically boiled and served in soup, with a sauce, or in melted cheese; a dish of this.
vermicellinoun	Long, slender pasta, similar to spaghetti, only thinner.
zitinoun	A type of macaroni pasta in the form of long smooth hollow tubes.
gardennoun	An outdoor area containing one or more types of plants, usually plants grown for food or ornamental purposes.
fignoun	The fruit of the fig tree, pear-shaped and containing many small seeds.
toothpastenoun	A paste, normally used with a toothbrush, for cleaning the teeth.
pulpnoun	A soft, moist, shapeless mass or matter.
batternoun	(cooking, countable, uncountable) A beaten mixture of flour and liquid (usually egg and milk), used for baking (e.g. pancakes, cake, or Yorkshire pudding) or to coat food (e.g. fish) prior to frying.
portfolionoun	(finance) The group of investments and other assets held by an investor.
postal	Relating to the collection, sorting and delivery of mail.
postnoun	A long dowel or plank protruding from the ground; a fencepost; a lightpost.
basta	(Enough!/Das genügt!) an album that was released by Quilapayún in 1969.
noodlesnoun	(Minecraft slang, humorous) Redstone circuitry.
ulamnoun	A surname.
spaghettinoun	(countable, uncountable) A type of pasta made in the shape of long thin strings.
pennenoun	A type of short, diagonally cut pasta.