1
: paste in processed form (such as macaroni) or in the form of fresh dough (such as ravioli)
2
: a dish of cooked pasta
Examples of pasta in a Sentence
They ordered pasta with meat sauce.
Breads and pastas are high in carbohydrates.
Recent Examples on the Web
Next door, the excellent Italian restaurant Venti Venti restaurant is a great place for lunch with salads and pasta.
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Joanne Shurvell, Forbes, 23 Sep. 2024
For instance, looking at a bowl of pasta would activate these brain areas, but not looking at a pile of string.
—Isabel Gauthier, Discover Magazine, 21 Sep. 2024
The frozen flatbread business continued after the name change, but slowly the dining room hours expanded a bit because so many people fell in love not only with Staub’s flatbreads but with Full of Life’s salad and pasta specials, which always make great use of the area’s best seasonal produce.
—Laurie Ochoa, Los Angeles Times, 21 Sep. 2024
The menu features all the classics, from brick-oven pizzas and calzones to every type of pasta and fresh bread.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 20 Sep. 2024
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Joanne Shurvell, Forbes, 23 Sep. 2024
For instance, looking at a bowl of pasta would activate these brain areas, but not looking at a pile of string.
—Isabel Gauthier, Discover Magazine, 21 Sep. 2024
The frozen flatbread business continued after the name change, but slowly the dining room hours expanded a bit because so many people fell in love not only with Staub’s flatbreads but with Full of Life’s salad and pasta specials, which always make great use of the area’s best seasonal produce.
—Laurie Ochoa, Los Angeles Times, 21 Sep. 2024
The menu features all the classics, from brick-oven pizzas and calzones to every type of pasta and fresh bread.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 20 Sep. 2024
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pasta
noun
pas·ta
ˈpäs-tə 
1
: a dough of flour, eggs, and water made in different shapes and dried (as spaghetti or macaroni) or used fresh (as ravioli)
2
: a dish of cooked pasta
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