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.
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Any type of pasta sauce can be used.
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Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 28 May 2024
There is also a one-mile fun run for kids (registration is free and doesn’t need to be done in advance) and a pre-race pasta feed and beer garden that’s open to anyone from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Friday.
—Laura Randall, Los Angeles Times, 23 May 2024
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Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 28 May 2024
There is also a one-mile fun run for kids (registration is free and doesn’t need to be done in advance) and a pre-race pasta feed and beer garden that’s open to anyone from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Friday.
—Laura Randall, Los Angeles Times, 23 May 2024
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“Pasta.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pasta. Accessed 6 Jun. 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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