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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

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Example:

Have your pasta with hot sauce.

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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

pas‧ta /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.

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.