pasta

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noodle

noodle [noun] (FOOD)

a food in the form of long, thin strips made from flour or rice, water, and often egg, cooked in boiling liquid

US /ˈnuː.dəl/ 
UK /ˈnuː.dəl/ 
Example: 

egg/rice noodles

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

noodle

noodle /ˈnuːdl/ BrE AmE noun
[Date: 1700-1800; Language: German; Origin: nudel]
[usually plural] a long thin piece of food made from a mixture of flour, water, and eggs, usually cooked in soup or boiling water:
Serve the meat with rice or noodles.

Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

noodle

noo·dle [noodle noodles]   [ˈnuːdl]    [ˈnuːdl]  noun
1. usually plural a long thin strip of pasta, used especially in Chinese and Italian cooking
• chicken noodle soup

• Would you prefer rice or noodles?

2. countable (old-fashioned, NAmE, slang) =  noddle  
Word Origin:

sense 1 late 18th cent.: from German Nudel, of unknown origin.

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary

noodle / ˈnuː.dl̩ / noun [ C usually plural ] (FOOD)

a food in the form of long, thin strips made from flour or rice, water, and often egg, cooked in boiling liquid:

egg/rice noodles

instant/crispy noodles

chicken noodle soup

 

noodle / ˈnuː.dl̩ / noun [ C ] US (HEAD)

informal for noddle

Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s English Dictionary

noodle

[nu͟ːd(ə)l]
 noodles
 N-COUNT: usu pl
 Noodles are long, thin, curly strips of pasta. They are used in Chinese and Italian cooking.

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary: 

noodle

2noodle verb noodles; noo·dled; noo·dling [no obj] US informal
1 : to play a musical instrument in an informal way without playing a particular piece of music
• He was just noodling around on the guitar.
2 : to think about something in a way that is not very serious
• It's a thought I've been noodling around with for some time.

pasta

pasta [noun]
US /ˈpɑː.stə/ 
UK /ˈpæs.tə/ 
Example: 

Have your pasta with hot sauce.

an Italian food made from flour, eggs, and water and cut into various shapes, usually eaten with a sauce

pasta - پاستا
Persian equivalent: 
Example: 

Have your pasta with hot sauce.

Oxford Essential Dictionary

pasta

 noun (no plural)
an Italian food that is made from flour, water and sometimes eggs, which comes in many different shapes:
pasta with tomato sauce

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

pasta

pasta /ˈpæstə $ ˈpɑː-/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable]
[Date: 1800-1900; Language: Italian; Origin: Late Latin; ⇨ ↑paste1]

an Italian food made from flour, eggs, and water and cut into various shapes, usually eaten with a sauce:
I eat a lot of pasta.

Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

pasta

 

pasta [pasta pastas]   [ˈpæstə]    [ˈpɑːstə]  noun 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. 
Word Origin:
late 19th cent.: from Italian, literally paste.  
Example Bank:

Toss the pasta with the hot sauce.

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary - 4th Edition

pasta     / pæs.tə /      / pɑ.stə /   noun   [ U ]   
  
    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. 

 
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Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s English Dictionary

pasta

[pæ̱stə, AM pɑ͟ːstə]
 pastas
 N-MASS
 Pasta is a type of food made from a mixture of flour, eggs, and water that is formed into different shapes and then boiled. Spaghetti, macaroni, and noodles are types of pasta.

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary: 

pasta

pas·ta /ˈpɑːstə, Brit ˈpæstə/ noun, pl -tas : a food made from a mixture of flour, water, and sometimes eggs that is formed into different shapes (such as thin strips, tubes, or shells) and usually boiled

[noncount]

• They ordered pasta with meat sauce.
pasta salad/sauce

[count]

• Breads and pastas are high in carbohydrates.

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