pastina

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noun

A small piece of pasta used in soups etc.

OriginItalian pastina ← Late Latin pasta ← Ancient Greek παστά (pastá) →
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Meanings

nounpastina (plural pastinas or pastine)

plural pastinas · plural pastine

  1. A small piece of pasta used in soups etc.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekπάσσω (pássō)
  2. Ancient Greekπαστός (pastós)
  3. Ancient Greekπαστά (pastá)
  4. Late Latinpasta
  5. Italianpasta
  6. Italianpastina
  7. Englishpastina

Borrowed from Italian pastina.

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APA

pastina. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pastina

MLA

“pastina.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pastina. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pastina,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pastina.

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