pastaholic

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noun

A person who is very fond of pasta.

OriginEnglish alcoholic ← Middle English alcofol ← Medieval Latin alcoho →
Scrabble 17
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Meanings

nounpastaholic (plural pastaholics)

plural pastaholics

  1. informalA person who is very fond of pasta.

    I was eating salads, young coconut, and livioli, a raw-food version of ravioli, which was actually really good, even for a pastaholic.

    2011, Joyce O'Brien, Choose to Live: Our Journey from Late Stage Cancers to Vibrant Health, New York, NY: Morgan James Publishing, →ISBN, page 135

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekπάσσω (pássō)
  2. Ancient Greekπαστός (pastós)
  3. Ancient Greekπαστά (pastá)
  4. Late Latinpasta
  5. Italianpasta
  6. Englishpasta
  7. Akkadian𒎎𒋆𒁉𒍣𒁕 (guḫlum)
  8. Aramaicכוחלא (kuḥlā)
  9. Arabicكُحْل (kuḥl)
  10. Andalusian Arabicكُحُول (kuḥūl)
  11. Medieval Latinalcoho
  12. Middle Englishalcofol
  13. Englishalcohol
  14. Englishalcoholic
  15. Englishpastaholic

From pasta + -holic.

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APA

pastaholic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pastaholic

MLA

“pastaholic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pastaholic. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pastaholic,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pastaholic.

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