Meanings
pasta1
nounpasta (countable and uncountable, plural pastas or (rare) paste)
pasta2
pasta3
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Italian pasta - long noodlesangel hairbarbinabucatinicapellinicapelli d'angeloperciatellipicispaghettispaghettinispaghettonivermicellizitiItalian pasta - ribbon-style noodlesbavetteelbow macaronifettuccinelasagnalinguinepappardellepilluspizzoccheriscialatellitagliatelletaglierinitrenettetripolineItalian pasta - short-cut extruded noodlescalamaretticannellonicavatappiditalinielicoidalifagiolonifusilligemelligomitomaltagliatimanicottimarziani
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Italian pasta - long noodlesangel hairbarbinabucatinicapellinicapelli d'angeloperciatellipicispaghettispaghettinispaghettonivermicellizitiItalian pasta - ribbon-style noodlesbavetteelbow macaronifettuccinelasagnalinguinepappardellepilluspizzoccheriscialatellitagliatelletaglierinitrenettetripolineItalian pasta - short-cut extruded noodlescalamaretticannellonicavatappiditalinielicoidalifagiolonifusilligemelligomitomaltagliatimanicottimarziani
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Italian pasta - long noodlesangel hairbarbinabucatinicapellinicapelli d'angeloperciatellipicispaghettispaghettinispaghettonivermicellizitiItalian pasta - ribbon-style noodlesbavetteelbow macaronifettuccinelasagnalinguinepappardellepilluspizzoccheriscialatellitagliatelletaglierinitrenettetripolineItalian pasta - short-cut extruded noodlescalamaretticannellonicavatappiditalinielicoidalifagiolonifusilligemelligomitomaltagliatimanicottimarziani
nounshaped and dried dough made from flour and water and sometimes egg
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solid food
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Origin
pasta · noun
- Ancient Greekπάσσω (pássō)
- Ancient Greekπαστός (pastós)
- Ancient Greekπαστά (pastá)
- Late Latinpasta
- Italianpasta
- Englishpasta
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.
More words from Italian, Late Latin, Ancient Greek
Full word history & related roots →pasta · noun
- Latincōpiō
- Old Frenchcopier
- Middle Englishcopien
- Englishcopy
- Ancient Greekπάσσω (pássō)
- Ancient Greekπαστός (pastós)
- Ancient Greekπαστά (pastá)
- Late Latinpasta
- Old Frenchpaste
- Middle Englishpaste
- Englishpaste
- Englishcopy-paste
- Late Latinpasta
- Italianpasta
- Englishpasta
- Englishcopypastaclip.
- Englishpasta
Clipping of copypasta.
Full word history & related roots →pasta · noun
- Ancient Greekπάσσω (pássō)
- Ancient Greekπαστός (pastós)
- Ancient Greekπαστά (pastá)
- Late Latinpasta
- Philippine Spanishpasta
- Englishpasta
Borrowed from Philippine Spanish pasta, from Late Latin pasta (“dough, pastry cake, paste”), from Ancient Greek παστά (pastá, “barley porridge”). Doublet of paste.
More words from Philippine Spanish, Late Latin, Ancient Greek
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Ancient Greek κολλύρα
- κολλύρα (kollúra)dough
Arabic مقرونية, مَكَرُونَة
- مقرونية (maqarūniyya)dish or serving
- مَكَرُونَة (makarūna)dough
- مَعْكَرُونَة (maʕkarūna)dough
- بَاسْتَا (bāstā)dough
- معكرونية (maʕkarōnya)dough
- مَكَرُونَة (makarōna)dough
- مقرونية (maqarūniyya)dough
Basque pasta
- pastadough
Bengali পাস্তা
- পাস্তা (pasta)dough
Bulgarian па́ста
- па́ста (pásta)dough
Catalan pasta
- pastadough
Chinese мянфан
- мянфан (mianfan)dough
Chinese Cantonese 意大利粉, 意粉
- 意大利粉 (ji³ daai⁶ lei⁶ fan²)dough
- 意粉 (ji³ fan²)dough
Chinese Mandarin 意大利麵 /意大利面, 意大利麵 /意大利面
- 意大利麵 /意大利面 (yìdàlìmiàn)type of pasta
- 意大利麵 /意大利面 (yìdàlìmiàn)dough
Czech těstoviny
- těstovinydough
Danish pasta
- pastadough
Dutch deegwaren, pasta
- deegwarendough
- pastadough
Esperanto pasto
- pastodough
Estonian pasta
- pastadough
Finnish pastaruoka, pasta-annos
- pastaruokadish or serving
- pasta-annosdish or serving
- pastalajitype of pasta
- pastadough
French pâtes, pâtes alimentaires
- pâtesdough
- pâtes alimentairesdough
German Nudeln, Nudelgericht
- Nudelndish or serving
- Nudelgerichtdish or serving
- Nudelndough
- Teigwarendough
- Pastadough
Greek ζυμαρικά
- ζυμαρικά (zymariká)dough
Hebrew פַּסְטָה, פַּסְטָה
- פַּסְטָה (pásta)dish or serving
- פַּסְטָה (pásta)dough
Hindi पास्ता
- पास्ता (pāstā)dough
Hungarian tészta
- tésztadough
Icelandic pasta
- pastadough
Indonesian pasta
- pastadough
Iranian Persian پاسْتا
- پاسْتا (pâstâ)dough
Irish pasta
- pastadough
Italian pasta, impasto
- pastadough
- impastodough
Japanese パスタ
- パスタ (pasuta)dough
Korean 파스타
- 파스타 (paseuta)dough
Latin collȳra, pasta
- collȳradough
- pastadough
Latvian pasta
- pastadough
Lithuanian makaronas, makaronai
- makaronasdough
- makaronaidough
Malay pasta
- pastadough
Norwegian Bokmål pasta
- pastadough
Polish makaron, makaron
- makarondish or serving
- makarontype of pasta
- makarondough
Portuguese massa, macarrão
- massadough
- macarrãodough
Romanian paste făinoase
- paste făinoasedough
Russian макаро́ны, макаро́нные изде́лия
- макаро́ны (makaróny)dough
- макаро́нные изде́лия (makarónnyje izdélija)dough
- па́ста (pásta)dough
Slovak cestovina
- cestovinadough
Spanish pasta
- pastadough
Swedish pasta
- pastadough
Tagalog pasta
- pastadough
Tamil மாச்சேவை
- மாச்சேவை (māccēvai)dough
Thai พาสตา, พาสตา
- พาสตา (páas-dtâa)dish or serving
- พาสตา (páas-dtâa)type of pasta
- พาสตา (páas-dtâa)dough
Turkish makarna
- makarnadough
Ukrainian макаро́нні ви́роби, макаро́ни
- макаро́нні ви́роби (makarónni výroby)dough
- макаро́ни (makaróny)dough
Urdu پاسْتا
- پاسْتا (pāstā)dough
Vietnamese mì ống
- mì ốngdough
Welsh pasta
- pastadough
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with pasta
All rhymes →Sounds the same
pastor (Australia, New Zealand, Northern England, non-rhotic)pastor (Australia, New Zealand, Northern England, non-rhotic)pastor (Australia, New Zealand, Northern England, non-rhotic)
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Cite this entry
APA
pasta. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pasta
MLA
“pasta.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pasta. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pasta,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pasta.
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