pas‧ta /ˈpæstə $ ˈpɑː-/
noun [uncountable][
Date: 1800-1900;
Language: Italian;
Origin: Late Latin; ⇒ paste1]
an Italian food made from flour, eggs, and water and cut into various shapes, usually eaten with a sauce:
I eat a lot of pasta. [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲