Kilo Lingo

la

feminine

/ˈpasta/

Line drawing of pasta
Coloured illustration of pasta
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Translation

pasta, paste

Word origin

From Late Latin pasta ('dough, paste'), from Greek pastē ('barley porridge'). English 'paste', 'pasta' and 'pastry' share the same root.

Origin
Latin
Root
pasta
English cognates
paste, pastry

Grammar

Genderfeminine
Pluralpastas

Examples

.

Tonight we are going to have pasta with tomato for dinner.

.

He put a bit of toothpaste on the brush.

¡ cuesta mucha !

That motorbike costs a lot of money!

.

Mix the ingredients until you form a smooth paste.

¿ ?

Do you prefer pasta or rice with the meat?

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This word is part of lesson 41.