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pasta

noun

  1. Italian food made from flour, eggs and water and shaped in different forms, usually cooked and served with a sauce
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Pronunciation: /ˈpæs.tə/ / [ˈpʰæstə] / [ˈpʰastə]

noun

Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek πάσσω (pássō) Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Hellenic *-tós Ancient Greek -τός (-tós) Ancient Greek παστός (pastós) Ancient Greek παστά (pastá)bor. Late Latin pasta Philippine Spanish pastabor. English pasta Borrowed from Philippine Spanish pasta, from Late Latin pasta (“dough, pastry cake, paste”), from Ancient Greek παστά (pastá, “barley porridge”).

  1. Dental filling.