pasta
noun /ˈpæstə/
  /ˈpɑːstə/
 [uncountable]- an Italian food made from flour, water and sometimes eggs, formed into different shapes and usually served with a sauce. It is hard when dry and soft when cooked.- Toss the pasta with the hot sauce.
 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- fresh
- dried
- egg
- …
 - boil
- cook
- drain
- …
 - shapes
- shells
- etc.
- …
 Word Originlate 19th cent.: from Italian, literally ‘paste’.