Pasta is a type of food made from a mixture of flour, eggs, and water that is formed into different shapes and then boiled. Spaghetti, macaroni, and noodles are types of pasta.
pasta in British English
(ˈpæstə)
noun
any of several variously shaped edible preparations made from a flour and water dough, such as spaghetti
Word origin
Italian, from Late Latin: paste1
pasta in American English
(ˈpɑstə)
noun
1.
a flour paste or dough made of semolina and dried, as for spaghetti and macaroni, or used fresh, as for ravioli
2.
any food or foods made of this
Word origin
It < LL < Gr pastē: see paste
Examples of 'pasta' in a sentence
pasta
Also try brown pasta and sweet potatoes in salads or as the base of a thick and filling soup.
The Sun (2016)
Meanwhile, cook the pasta al dente according to packet instructions.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Add the cooked pasta and stir, coating all the pasta in sauce.
The Sun (2016)
While the pasta is cooking, whisk the egg yolk with the lemon juice and mustard until smooth.
The Sun (2016)
Such a diet would exclude any added sugar and refined grains such as white flour, white pasta and rice.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
With her mother in and out of work, money was frequently so tight that dinner would be pasta with butter.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Only the pasta is cooked.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
I love pasta, rice and beer and had to cut out all of that.
The Sun (2017)
Dinner is pasta, potato or fish pie, something stodgy.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Place the pasta on a floured work surface.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
It sits somewhere between rice and pasta and is perfect for less saucy dishes like this one.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
Roll the pasta dough using a pasta machine.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
You get to eat lots of pasta before a race.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
Make the pasta dough by mixing flour and salt.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
These guys did not eat pasta salads and florets of broccoli.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
He had him eat pasta salad and take up judo.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Add the meatballs to the sauce and continue to cook for another five minutes while you cook your pasta.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Serve with fresh pasta or potatoes.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Make the dough for the pasta.
Conil, Jean & Conil, Christopher (ed) A Passion for Food (1989)
They are good stirred into tomato sauce to eat with pasta or piled over mashed or sliced potato with or without gravy.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Good with beans and potatoes, pasta or rice.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
For dinner we have pasta or jacket potatoes, salad or a few vegetables.
Sally Gunnell, Kathryn Leigh BE YOUR BEST: How Anyone can become Fit, Healthy and Confident (2002)
Using the best free-range eggs will make all the difference to this pasta dough.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
We go to Rome to eat pasta under some wisteria.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
We eat pasta and risotto with truffles at an Italian restaurant.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
A chef found them in bags of uncooked pasta and flour in a store room yesterday morning.
The Sun (2016)
At lunch time I buy a pasta or rice salad and a roll.
Sally Gunnell, Kathryn Leigh BE YOUR BEST: How Anyone can become Fit, Healthy and Confident (2002)
She likes chicken, fish fingers, mashed potato and pasta.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
Serve with greens, such as kale or chard, and potatoes or pasta.
The Sun (2015)
It also takes pasta, rice, warm salads.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
This also makes a delicious topping for pasta, jacket potatoes, and roasted winter vegetables especially squash and aubergines.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
I eat a lot of chicken and fish, rice and pasta and maintain an all-round healthy diet.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
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pasta
British English: pasta /ˈpæstə/ NOUN
Pasta is a type of food made from a mixture of flour, eggs, and water that is formed into different shapes. Spaghetti and macaroni are types of pasta.