Spanish word

pasta

Pronunciation

IPA/ˈpasta/

Meaning

  • feminine nounpasta

Example

Vamos a comer pasta hoy.

We are going to eat pasta today.

Illustration for pasta (pasta)

More examples

La pasta quedó al dente y sabrosa.

The al dente pasta turned out tasty.

Core concept

Boiled shaped noodles served with sauce.

Common phrases

  • cocinar pasta

    cook pasta

  • plato de pasta

    pasta dish

  • pasta al dente

    al dente pasta

Similar words

espagueti: Long, thin string-like noodles boiled and served with tomato or oil sauce.
macarrón: Short, tubular pasta boiled and tossed with sauce or melted cheese.
lasaña: Wide thin pasta sheets layered with fillings and cheese and baked.
fideo: Very thin short noodles typically cooked in soup or simmered in sauce.

Definition in Spanish

Producto alimenticio elaborado con harina y agua o huevo, amasado y moldeado en diversas formas que se cuecen y se sirven con salsa.

Word origin

Comes from Italian pasta and ultimately from Late Latin pasta meaning kneaded dough or paste.

Usage tips

  • In Spain 'pasta' is common slang for money, so a question like ¿Tienes pasta? may mean cash rather than food; use the dish name or 'pasta alimenticia' to stress the food meaning.

Other meanings

  • moneynoun
  • pastenoun
  • doughnoun

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