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Pronunciation / Transliteration: miànshí
"意大利面是受欢迎的西方主食。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A Italian food typically made from an unleavened dough of wheat flour mixed with water or eggs, formed into various shapes or strips and cooked by boiling.
"We decided to cook a simple pasta dish with fresh tomatoes and basil for dinner." - 2
A dish consisting of pasta served with a sauce.
"She ordered a creamy seafood pasta at the new Italian restaurant."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'pasta' comes from the Italian word for 'paste', which itself derives from the Latin 'pasta', meaning 'dough'. The term has evolved over centuries, originally referring to a mixture of flour and water, and has come to encompass a wide variety of noodle dishes in Italian cuisine and beyond.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Pasta" is said worldwide
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pâtes
Transliteration: /pɑt/
"Nous mangeons des pâtes ce soir."
Pasta
Transliteration: /ˈpasta/
"Ich koche gerne italienische Pasta."
pasta
Transliteration: /ˈpasta/
"La pasta è il piatto principale della cucina italiana."
pasta
Transliteration: /ˈpasta/
"Compramos pasta fresca en el mercado."
massa
Transliteration: /ˈma.sɐ/
"Hoje o jantar vai ser massa com molho de tomate."
पास्ता
Transliteration: paasta
"मुझे सफेद सॉस वाला पास्ता बहुत पसंद है।"
面食
Transliteration: miànshí
"意大利面是受欢迎的西方主食。"
파스타
Transliteration: paseuta
"우리는 저녁으로 토마토 파스타를 먹었습니다."
パスタ
Transliteration: pasuta
"今日のランチは美味しいパスタを食べました。"
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