pasta

pas·ta  (päst)

n.

1. Unleavened dough, made of wheat 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.

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[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]

Thesaurus

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 egg alimentary paste solid 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 linguine, linguini - pasta in long slender flat strips fettuccine, fettuccini - pasta in flat strips wider than linguine vermicelli - pasta in strings thinner than spaghetti macaroni - pasta in the form of slender tubes lasagna, lasagne - very wide flat strips of pasta 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 dumpling, dumplings - small balls or strips of boiled or steamed dough 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 ziti

Translations

pasta [ˈpæstə] N → pasta(s) f(pl)

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pasta [ˈpæstə] n → pâtes fpl
Pasta is easy to cook → Les pâtes sont faciles à préparer.

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pasta

n → Teigwaren pl, → Nudeln pl

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pasta [ˈpæstə] n (Culin) → pasta

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pasta

n pasta [ˈpӕstə, (American ) ˈpa:-]

a dough used in Italian cooking for making spaghetti, macaroni etc. pasta عَجينة الباستا لِلمَعْكرونه паста těsto pasta die Pasta ζυμαρικό pasta makaronitainas رشته فرنگی pasta pâtes פַּסטָה पास्ता tjestenina tészta pasta pasta pasta パスタ 파스타 makaronų tešla makaronu mīkla pasta pasta pasta ciasto makaronowe massa paste тесто для макаронных изделий cesto testenine testenina pasta พาสต้า hamur işi 加油脂的面團, 義大利麵食 макарони ايک قسم کا ميدا mì ống 加油脂的面团, 意大利面食

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pasta → باستا těstoviny pasta Nudeln ζυμαρικό pasta pasta pâtes tjestenina pasta パスタ 파스타 pasta pasta makaron macarrão макаронные изделия pasta พาสต้า อาหารจำพวกแป้ง makarna mỳ pasta 意大利面食