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pasta
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun pasta has 2 senses
- pasta(n = noun.food) Array - a dish that contains pasta as its main ingredient; Array is a kind of dish
- pasta(n = noun.food) alimentary paste - shaped and dried dough made from flour and water and sometimes egg; Array is a kind of food, solid food
has particulars: spaghetti, cannelloni, lasagna, lasagne, macaroni and cheese
has particulars: bowtie pasta, farfalle, noodle, orzo, spaghetti, spaghettini, tortellini, ziti, rigatoni, fedelline, linguine, linguini, fettuccine, fettuccini, vermicelli, macaroni, lasagna, lasagne, penne, cappelletti, ravioli, tagliatelle, manicotti, couscous, dumpling, dumplings, mostaccioli
CIDE DICTIONARY
pasta, n.
Any of a variety of edible unleavened doughey preparations made from flour, eggs and water, originating in Italy , and shaped into various forms, such as solid strings (as spaghetti), hollow tubes, or layered squares (ravioli). They may be mixed with various sauces, often having a tomato base, or filled with meat or cheese fillings. [WordNet 1.5]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
pasta, n.
1 a dried flour paste used in various shapes in cooking (e.g. lasagne, spaghetti).
2 a cooked dish made from this.
1 a dried flour paste used in various shapes in cooking (e.g. lasagne, spaghetti).
2 a cooked dish made from this.
Etymology
It., = PASTE
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