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pasta.

pasta

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Meaning & usage

noun/ˈpasta/[ˈpas.t̪a]

  1. pasta

    feminine

  2. paste, dough

    feminine

  3. biscuit

    feminine

  4. money, dough

    Spain · feminine · slang

  5. ellipsis of pasta de cocaína (“cocaine paste”)

    abbreviation · alt-of · ellipsis · feminine · slang

  6. ellipsis of pasta de dientes (“toothpaste”)

    abbreviation · alt-of · ellipsis · feminine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Ancient Greek πάσσω (pássō) Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Hellenic *-tós Ancient Greek -τός (-tós) Ancient Greek παστός (pastós) Ancient Greek παστά (pastá)bor. Late Latin pasta Spanish pasta Inherited from Late Latin pasta, from Ancient Greek παστά (pastá).

verb/ˈpasta/[ˈpas.t̪a]

  1. inflection of pastar: third-person singular present indicative

    form-of · indicative · present · singular · third-person

  2. inflection of pastar: second-person singular imperative

    form-of · imperative · second-person · singular
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