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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Nina Ruggiero, Travel + Leisure, 18 Aug. 2025
This fork-tender pork can be the starting point for so many simple dinners, like tacos, pasta, and sandwiches.
—Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 17 Aug. 2025
The restaurant also has sandwiches, salads, pastas and wings.
—Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Aug. 2025
Barefoot children collected rice, pasta and lentils that spilled from packages onto the ground.
—Arkansas Online, 10 Aug. 2025
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“Pasta.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pasta. Accessed 23 Aug. 2025.
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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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