pastanoun [ U ]
uk/ˈpæs.tə/us/ˈpɑː.stə/A2 a food made from flour, water, and sometimes egg, that is cooked and usually served with a sauce. It is made in various shapes that have different names:
Spaghetti, lasagne, ravioli, and cannelloni are all types of pasta.
More examples
- Sprinkle a tablespoonful of grated cheese over the pasta.
- Drain the pasta thoroughly.
- We had slices of cold meat and pasta salad.
- Serve the pasta hot with a drizzle of olive oil.
- Straight pasta is very bland - you need some kind of sauce to make it interesting.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Pasta
- angel hair
- cannelloni
- fusilli
- gnocchi
- lasagne
- linguine
- macaroni
- noodle
- penne
- ravioli
- rigatoni
- spaghetti
- tagliatelle
- tortellini
- udon
- vermicelli