pasta
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noun
- paste
- pasta, noodles
- dough
- cake, tart
- texture
Forms
noun
| singular | pasta |
|---|---|
| plural | paste |
Used in the library
- Quasi ogni regione ha una pasta tipica.Almost every region has its own typical pasta.A1I formati della pasta — Pasta Shapes
- Due chili di pasta sono sufficienti per dodici persone.Two kilos of pasta are enough for twelve people.A2Di nuovo, per favore (6) — Again, please (6) (A2)
- Poi ha finito la pasta e ha chiesto il bis.Then she finished her pasta and asked for seconds.A2Diario di un volontario — A Volunteer's Diary
- Questa pasta si fa facilmente: due uova e la farina.This pasta is easily made: two eggs and the flour.A2Di nuovo, per favore (10) — Again, please (10) (A2)
Other ways to say it
- briochea croissant, Danish pastry, or other sweet bun
- merendinaa snack (item of food, usually sweet)
- pasticcinopetit four (small cake generally eaten at the end of a meal)
Idioms built on the body
- avere le mani in pastato have a finger in the pieLiterally to have one's hands in the dough.