单词 | pasta |
释义 | pastan.1 1. a. Esp. in Italian cookery: thin strands, sheets, or other shapes of dough made from durum wheat and water (sometimes enriched with egg), usually sold dried, and cooked in boiling water. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > dishes and prepared food > pasta > [noun] paste1673 pasta1830 Italian paste1845 pasta1865 pasta basica1981 1820 W. A. Cadell Journey Carniola, Italy & France II. 152 The Italians prefer that [sc. Macaroni] which is fresh made, and made at home, and called pasta di casa, household paste.] 1830 J. P. Cobbett Jrnl. Tour Italy 214 Maccaroni, like vermicelli, is only one of the forms into which the Italians make what they call ‘pasta’ or paste. It requires a particular sort of wheat, a brittle, flinty grain, to make this pasta. 1846 C. MacFarlane Pop. Customs Italy 12 The maccaroni is thrown into a cauldron containing boiling water, care being taken..not to break the strings..(for half the beauty of this pasta consists in the length of its fibre). 1898 G. B. Taylor Italy & Italians ix. 298 Macaroni, or pasta, made in the house with eggs and flour, both nutritive and easy of digestion. 1934 Discovery Aug. 215/1 What these country folk do not know about the preparation of pasta in its various forms of macaroni, spaghetti, tagliatelli and so on..is not worth knowing. 2000 M. Evans et al. World Food: Italy 134 It is used to perfection on local pasta such as trenette (long flat pasta) or trofie (spiral-shaped pasta). b. As a count noun: a variety of pasta. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > dishes and prepared food > pasta > [noun] paste1673 pasta1830 Italian paste1845 pasta1865 pasta basica1981 1865 G. O'Shea Guide to Spain 380/1 The principal articles of export are..oil, olives, garbanzos, and pastas, maccaroni, &c., to Cuba and Porto Rico. 1948 R. W. Dana Where to eat in N.Y. 54 There is a large selection of pastas, of course, such as..manicotti. 1988 Motor Boating & Sailing July 24/3 A very thin pasta like cappellini may take but five minutes [to cook]. 1994 R. Rodgers Mr. Pasta's Healthy Pasta Cookbk. 28 I prefer middleweight pastas, not heavyweights. I want them to mingle with the sauce, not manhandle it! 2004 J. Belleme & J. Belleme Miso Bk. x. 133/1 A wide variety of high quality pastas, now available to health-conscious consumers. 2. A dish of these, esp. one served with a sauce. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > dishes and prepared food > pasta > [noun] > pasta dishes ravioli1760 pasta1840 agnolotti1841 lasagne1845 macaroni and cheese1846 macaroni cheese1877 mostaccioli1904 spaghetti Bolognese1906 Tetrazzini1920 cannelloni1937 tortellini1937 manicotti1941 spaghetti alla carbonara1954 spaghetti carbonara1955 carbonara1962 panzerotto1967 spag bol1970 radiatore1986 1827 T. J. Hogg Two Hundred & Nine Days I. 242 One learns to tolerate the Italian soup, or minestra, which is eaten twice a day; it consists of a large quantity of bread, in which case only it is called soup, zuppa; or of pasta, that is macaroni, vermicelli, or some similar paste.] 1840 J. S. Bell Jrnl. Resid. Circassia I. iv. 94 Our eating is excellent and profuse... The pasta is here far better, both in quality and cooking, than in the south; but to me the most remarkable dish was one of butter and honey mixed. 1874 R. H. Busk Folk-lore of Rome 118 There was a dish of ‘pasta’ heaped up like a mountain. 1880 Lippincott's Monthly Mag. July 96/1 She spread their board and brought them their onion-soup and their dish of pasta. 1906 R. S. Hichens Call of Blood xvi. 242 ‘You must not drink wine with the pasta, signorino!’.. ‘But I've finished my pasta, and I'm thirsty.’ 1947 Life 17 Feb. 94/2 (caption) The Comos..finish the day with a solid meal..of chicken, pasta, sausage, salad, pork and red wine. 1988 Motor Boating & Sailing July 24/1 Tossing your finny, fishy catch into a simmering pot of marinara sauce, ladling it onto hot pasta and inhaling the aroma. 2004 J. Belleme & J. Belleme Miso Bk. viii. 108/1 In addition to using this sauce on pasta and vegetables, try it as a pizza topping. Compounds C1. General attributive. ΚΠ 1862 C. A. Collins Cruise upon Wheels II. i. 6 Pasta soup, very greasy and tallowy, so that the little circular pasta devices floating about in it suggested irresistably that the soup was made of candles. 1958 Woman 8 Feb. 23/1 British manufacturers are now successfully making pasta products. 1974 Guardian 31 Jan. 12/4 Trials have been made here to grow the durum or ‘pasta’ wheat, from which macaroni is made. 1988 L. Colwin Home Cooking xiii. 91 This yummy condiment can be used to create a pasta sauce. 2004 J. Belleme & J. Belleme Miso Bk. x. 135/1 This Japanese-style pasta dish calls for udon noodles. C2. Objective. ΚΠ 1959 Sunday Times 22 Mar. 5/4 Pasta-loving Italian girls carry too much weight around the hips. 1973 Times 1 Dec. 6/5 The pasta-makers have stopped delivering spaghetti and other products to the shops. 2013 I. Manning Crackers & Dips 13 Pasta makers are designed to thin out pasta dough using a double roller system. Derivatives ˈpasta-like adj. ΚΠ 2004 J. Belleme & J. Belleme Miso Bk. vii. 98/2 Spaetzle, a simple pasta-like dumpling. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). pastan.2 A semi-refined type of cocaine, in the form of a paste that may be smoked in cigarettes, etc.In the manufacture of pasta, the coca leaves are soaked in kerosene and other chemicals, and the paste residue collected and washed, but no other processes (such as purification, etc.) are undertaken. ΚΠ 1978 Rolling Stone 2 Nov. 51/1 Leonardo and his guests smoked seventy-five grams of pasta the night of Angelica's birthday. 1988 Observer 24 July 15/3 Crack..is crystallised cocaine base, similar to but more powerful than the ‘pasta’ or ‘basuko’ smoked in cigarettes by many Andean South Americans. 1998 NACLA Rep. on Americas 32 37 Hundreds of pasta addicts who appear each night on the edges of the soccer field or under the shadows of neighborhood street lights in search of a fix. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.11830n.21978 |
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