pasta
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pasta¹
- /ˈpæs.tə/ UK
- [ˈpʰæstə] UK
- [ˈpʰastə] British, Southern, Standard
- [ˈp(ʰ)astə] Ireland, Northern England, Scotland
- /ˈpɑ.stə/ US
- /ˈpæs.tə/ Canada
- /ˈpɑs.t̪ɑ/ South Asia
- [päːst̪äˑ] South Asia
- [pɐːst̪ɐː] Philippines
- /ˈpɑː.stə/ Australia
- [ˈpʰɐːstə] Australia
- /ˈpɑː.stə/ New Zealand
- [ˈpʰɐːstɘ] New Zealand
- /ˈpæs.tə/ New Zealand
- [ˈpʰɛstɘ] New Zealand
Sounds like pastor (Australia, New Zealand, Northern England, non-rhotic) · Rhymes with -æstə, -ɑːstə
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Italian pasta (“paste; pasta, noodles”), from Late Latin pasta (“dough, pastry cake, paste”), from Ancient Greek παστά (pastá, “barley porridge”), neuter plural of παστός (pastós, “sprinkled with salt”), from Ancient Greek πάσσω (pássō, “to sprinkle”). Doublet of paste.
pasta²
- /ˈpæs.tə/ UK
- [ˈpʰæstə] UK
- [ˈpʰastə] British, Southern, Standard
- [ˈp(ʰ)astə] Ireland, Northern England, Scotland
- /ˈpɑ.stə/ US
- /ˈpæs.tə/ Canada
- /ˈpɑs.t̪ɑ/ South Asia
- [päːst̪äˑ] South Asia
- [pɐːst̪ɐː] Philippines
- /ˈpɑː.stə/ Australia
- [ˈpʰɐːstə] Australia
- /ˈpɑː.stə/ New Zealand
- [ˈpʰɐːstɘ] New Zealand
- /ˈpæs.tə/ New Zealand
- [ˈpʰɛstɘ] New Zealand
Sounds like pastor (Australia, New Zealand, Northern England, non-rhotic) · Rhymes with -æstə, -ɑːstə
pasta³
- /ˈpæs.tə/ UK
- [ˈpʰæstə] UK
- [ˈpʰastə] British, Southern, Standard
- [ˈp(ʰ)astə] Ireland, Northern England, Scotland
- /ˈpɑ.stə/ US
- /ˈpæs.tə/ Canada
- /ˈpɑs.t̪ɑ/ South Asia
- [päːst̪äˑ] South Asia
- [pɐːst̪ɐː] Philippines
- /ˈpɑː.stə/ Australia
- [ˈpʰɐːstə] Australia
- /ˈpɑː.stə/ New Zealand
- [ˈpʰɐːstɘ] New Zealand
- /ˈpæs.tə/ New Zealand
- [ˈpʰɛstɘ] New Zealand
Sounds like pastor (Australia, New Zealand, Northern England, non-rhotic) · Rhymes with -æstə, -ɑːstə
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Philippine Spanish pasta, from Late Latin pasta (“dough, pastry cake, paste”), from Ancient Greek παστά (pastá, “barley porridge”). Doublet of paste.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: alimentary paste, noodle, paste, dough, macaroni, vermicelli, ziti, garden, fig, toothpaste, pulp, batter, portfolio, postal, post, basta
Translations
Every language
noun dough
| Español | pasta |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 파스타 paseuta |
| 日本語 | パスタ pasuta |
| 中文 | 意大利麵 /意大利面 yìdàlìmiàn |
| हिन्दी | पास्ता pāstā |
| Português | massa, macarrão |
| Français | pâtes, pâtes alimentaires |
| Deutsch | Nudeln, Teigwaren, Pasta |
| Italiano | pasta, impasto |
| Ελληνικά | ζυμαρικά zymariká |
| Română | paste făinoase |
| Русский | макаро́ны makaróny, макаро́нные изде́лия makarónnyje izdélija, па́ста pásta |
| Tiếng Việt | mì ống |
| العربية | مَكَرُونَة makarūna, مَعْكَرُونَة maʕkarūna, بَاسْتَا bāstā |
| עברית | פַּסְטָה pásta |
noun dish or serving
| Deutsch | Nudeln, Nudelgericht |
|---|---|
| עברית | פַּסְטָה pásta |
noun type of pasta
| 中文 | 意大利麵 /意大利面 yìdàlìmiàn |
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Talk about this word "pasta." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/pasta. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. pasta. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/pasta "pasta." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/pasta.Cite this
@misc{pasta_2026,
title = {pasta},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/pasta},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
