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pastanoun [ U ]

uk ​ /ˈpæs.tə/ us ​ /ˈpɑː.stə/

A2 a food made from flour, water, and sometimes egg, that is cooked and usually served with a sauce. It is made in various shapes that have different names:

Spaghetti, lasagne, ravioli, and cannelloni are all types of pasta.

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(Definition of “pasta” from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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pastanoun [ U ]

us ​ /ˈpɑ·stə, ˈpæs·tə/

› a food made of flour, water, and sometimes egg which is formed into a variety of shapes that are hard when dry and soft when cooked

(Definition of “pasta” from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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