pasta
nounEtymology Clipping of copypasta.
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A copypasta (block of text which has been copied and pasted from somewhere else, serving as a story or meme).
pasta
nounUK /ˈpæs.tə/ · US /ˈpɑ.stə/
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”). Doublet of paste.
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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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Broadly Any type of noodle.
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A dish or serving of pasta.
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A type of pasta.
- 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, pastalaya, pastaless, pastalike, pasta salad, pasta sauce, pasta wheat
- Related terms
- pasta filata, paste, pate, pâté, patty, List of pasta on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Hypernyms
- food
- Hyponyms
111 terms
Italian pasta - long noodles, angel hair, barbina, bucatini, capellini, capelli d'angelo, perciatelli, pici, spaghetti, spaghettini, spaghettoni, vermicelli, ziti, Italian pasta - ribbon-style noodles, bavette, elbow macaroni, fettuccine, lasagna, linguine, pappardelle, pillus, pizzoccheri, scialatelli, tagliatelle, taglierini, trenette, tripoline, Italian pasta - short-cut extruded noodles, calamaretti, cannelloni, cavatappi, ditalini, elicoidali, fagioloni, fusilli, gemelli, gomito, maltagliati, manicotti, marziani, mostaccioli, paccheri, penne, penne rigate, pennette, pennoni, rigatoni, spirali, trenne, tortiglioni, tuffoli, Italian pasta with decorative shapes, campanelle, casarecce, cavatelli, conchiglie, farfalle, farfalloni, fiorentine, fiori, gigli, gramigna, lanterne, lumache, lumaconi, maccheroni, mandala, orecchiette, pipe, pipe macaroni, radiatori, ricciolini, rotelle, rotini, sorprese, strozzapreti, torchio, trofie, Italian minute pasta, acini di pepe, alfabeto, anelli, anellini, corallini, couscous, ditali, farfalline, fideos, pastina, puntine, risi, stelle, stelline, Italian stuffed pasta, agnolotti, casoncelli, fagottini, mezzelune, pelmeni, pierogi, ravioli, sacchettini, tortellini, tortelloni, Italian irregularly-shaped pasta, gnocchi, passatelli, alternative words for "spaghetti", pasghetti, s'ghetti, spag- Holonyms
- dishes using pasta, fettuccine Alfredo, mac and cheese, mac 'n' cheese, macaroni and cheese, macaroni cheese, macaroni and gravy