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
Add pasta to tomatoes and cooked, stirring gently, about 1 minute.
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Yakir Levy, Orange County Register, 11 Apr. 2024
Epicurious testers compared the performance of seven different stockpots by cooking chicken stock, boiling pasta, and preparing a batch of beans.
—Wilder Davies, Bon Appétit, 11 Apr. 2024
In Las Vegas, the restaurant menu features Andiamo selections such as handmade pastas, while also offering top meat selections from the nation’s top butchers, including prime steaks.
—Detroit Free Press, 10 Apr. 2024
The Local Pacific Beach is now serving unlimited pasta every Wednesday night.
—The San Diego Union-Tribune Staff, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Apr. 2024
In 1957, the BBC ran a broadcast on the Italian spaghetti harvest that pretended the pasta was being harvested from trees.
—Aliza Chasan, CBS News, 1 Apr. 2024
In the hot food area, guests can help themselves to pasta, soups, baked potatoes, pizza, bread and pastries such as brownies and muffins.
—Endia Fontanez, The Arizona Republic, 1 Apr. 2024
Homemade pasta is rolled and flattened into thin sheets with the aid of a handy appliance attached to our mixer.
—Irv Erdos, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Mar. 2024
Lean protein, extra veggies and whole-wheat pasta make this a no-guilt comfort meal.
—Bethany Thayer, Detroit Free Press, 30 Mar. 2024
Yakir Levy, Orange County Register, 11 Apr. 2024
Epicurious testers compared the performance of seven different stockpots by cooking chicken stock, boiling pasta, and preparing a batch of beans.
—Wilder Davies, Bon Appétit, 11 Apr. 2024
In Las Vegas, the restaurant menu features Andiamo selections such as handmade pastas, while also offering top meat selections from the nation’s top butchers, including prime steaks.
—Detroit Free Press, 10 Apr. 2024
The Local Pacific Beach is now serving unlimited pasta every Wednesday night.
—The San Diego Union-Tribune Staff, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Apr. 2024
In 1957, the BBC ran a broadcast on the Italian spaghetti harvest that pretended the pasta was being harvested from trees.
—Aliza Chasan, CBS News, 1 Apr. 2024
In the hot food area, guests can help themselves to pasta, soups, baked potatoes, pizza, bread and pastries such as brownies and muffins.
—Endia Fontanez, The Arizona Republic, 1 Apr. 2024
Homemade pasta is rolled and flattened into thin sheets with the aid of a handy appliance attached to our mixer.
—Irv Erdos, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Mar. 2024
Lean protein, extra veggies and whole-wheat pasta make this a no-guilt comfort meal.
—Bethany Thayer, Detroit Free Press, 30 Mar. 2024
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“Pasta.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pasta. Accessed 25 Apr. 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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