1
: paste in processed form (such as macaroni) or in the form of fresh dough (such as ravioli)
2
: a dish of cooked pasta
Examples of pasta in a Sentence
They ordered pasta with meat sauce.
Breads and pastas are high in carbohydrates.
Recent Examples on the Web
Get The Recipe Veggies, pasta, and chicken all in one dish?
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Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 18 Aug. 2024
Guests mixed and mingled over Italian food at make your own pasta stations, and the night ended with tiramisu shooters.
—Alexandra MacOn, Vogue, 16 Aug. 2024
Wheat price spikes might mean an extra dollar for pasta for me as an Indian American now living in California, but for my cousins back in India, food inflation means cuts elsewhere, like education budgets.
—Himanshu Gupta, TIME, 16 Aug. 2024
The food menu at Dirtbag's features salads like Caesar and grilled chicken; sandwiches, like fried, grilled and Buffalo chicken; Alfredo and pesto pastas; pizzas and burgers like the popular half-pound Dirtburger.
—Bahar Anooshahr, The Arizona Republic, 15 Aug. 2024
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Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 18 Aug. 2024
Guests mixed and mingled over Italian food at make your own pasta stations, and the night ended with tiramisu shooters.
—Alexandra MacOn, Vogue, 16 Aug. 2024
Wheat price spikes might mean an extra dollar for pasta for me as an Indian American now living in California, but for my cousins back in India, food inflation means cuts elsewhere, like education budgets.
—Himanshu Gupta, TIME, 16 Aug. 2024
The food menu at Dirtbag's features salads like Caesar and grilled chicken; sandwiches, like fried, grilled and Buffalo chicken; Alfredo and pesto pastas; pizzas and burgers like the popular half-pound Dirtburger.
—Bahar Anooshahr, The Arizona Republic, 15 Aug. 2024
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“Pasta.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pasta. Accessed 8 Sep. 2024.
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pasta
noun
pas·ta
ˈpäs-tə 
1
: a dough of flour, eggs, and water made in different shapes and dried (as spaghetti or macaroni) or used fresh (as ravioli)
2
: a dish of cooked pasta
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