What does pasta in Italian mean?

What is the meaning of the word pasta in Italian? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use pasta in Italian.

The word pasta in Italian means dough, paste, pasta, pastry, character, temperament, have a finger in the pie, be enmeshed in, cut from the same cloth, birds of a feather, be a good man, abrasive paste, baked pasta, pasta with pesto sauce, pasta with tomato sauce, egg pasta, pasta with bolognese sauce, pasta with puttanesca sauce, shortcrust pastry, short pasta pieces, almond paste, sugar paste, pasta with chickpeas, pasta with beans, filo dough, fresh pasta, shortcrust pastry, pasta with butter or oil, plain pasta, pasta in soup, pasta in broth, whole-wheat pasta, leavened dough, long pasta, modelling dough, modelling clay, stuffed pasta, overcooked pasta, puff pastry, flaky pastry, plate of pasta, pasta tossing, pasta mixing, to make pasta, let's see what you're made of!. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word pasta

dough

sostantivo femminile (impasto di farina e acqua)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Mescola fino a formare una pasta.
Mix until you get a dough.

paste

sostantivo femminile (sostanza densa)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il mastice è una pasta appiccicosa.
Mastic is a sticky paste.

pasta

sostantivo femminile (pastasciutta)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Mangiare troppa pasta fa ingrassare.
Eating too much pasta is fattening.

pastry

sostantivo femminile (pasticcino)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Prendo una pasta alla crema.
ⓘQuesta frase non è una traduzione della frase inglese. The breakfast buffet features savoury items and a selection of finest patisserie.

character, temperament

sostantivo femminile (figurato (carattere)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Quei due sono della stessa pasta.
ⓘQuesta frase non è una traduzione della frase inglese. He's made of sterner stuff than you thought!

have a finger in the pie

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

be enmeshed in

cut from the same cloth, birds of a feather

(idiomatic)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")

be a good man

abrasive paste

sostantivo femminile (prodotto che provoca abrasione)

baked pasta

sostantivo femminile (pietanza)

pasta with pesto sauce

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

pasta with tomato sauce

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Non c'è niente di meglio di una pasta al sugo per sentirsi a casa.
There's nothing better than a plate of pasta with tomato sauce to feel home.

egg pasta

pasta with bolognese sauce

pasta with puttanesca sauce

shortcrust pastry

(soft pastry)

short pasta pieces

(plural noun: Noun always used in plural form--for example, "jeans," "scissors.")
Raramente mangio pasta corta.

almond paste

sostantivo femminile (cucina)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

sugar paste

sostantivo femminile (prodotto alimentare)

pasta with chickpeas

(soup)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

pasta with beans

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Ti piace la pasta e fagioli?

filo dough

sostantivo femminile (prodotto alimentare)

fresh pasta

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Quanta pasta fresca vuoi?
How much fresh pasta do you want?

shortcrust pastry

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La pasta frolla era troppo dolce.
The shortcrust pastry was too sweet.

pasta with butter or oil, plain pasta

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

pasta in soup, pasta in broth

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

whole-wheat pasta

sostantivo femminile (tipo di pastasciutta)

leavened dough

sostantivo femminile (prodotto alimentare)

long pasta

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

modelling dough, modelling clay

sostantivo femminile (materiale da gioco)

stuffed pasta

overcooked pasta

sostantivo femminile (oltre il livello adeguato di cottura)

puff pastry, flaky pastry

sostantivo femminile (per cucinare)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

plate of pasta

(quantity)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

pasta tossing, pasta mixing

verbo transitivo o transitivo pronominale (passare in padella)

to make pasta

let's see what you're made of!

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")

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