la

feminine

/pɑt/

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Translation

dough, pastry, paste

Word origin

From Late Latin pasta ('dough, paste'), from Greek paste ('barley porridge'). The plural pâtes is the ordinary French word for pasta.

Origin: Latin
Root: pasta
English cognates: pasta, paste, pastry

Grammar

Genderfeminine

Pluralpâtes

Examples

She lets the dough rest for an hour.

Bread dough has to be worked properly.

He works the dough with his hands.

The pasta is ready in eight minutes.

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Add a little water if the dough is too dry.

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This word is part of lesson 59.