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# pasta

noun (pasta, uncountable; kinds of pasta)

«pasta» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Pasta is a food made from flour, water and sometimes egg, made into shapes like spaghetti, macaroni or penne and boiled before eating. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pasta/#m1)
2. A pasta can also mean a dish made with pasta, like a pasta bake. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pasta/#m2)

### In the lessons

Everyday life: pasta is a popular family meal in English-speaking countries; it came from Italy. In science and health lessons it is a carbohydrate, giving energy. Safety in the kitchen: an adult should drain pasta, because boiling water and steam burn. In maths and crafts, dried pasta is used for counting and making pictures. Phrases: «a bowl of pasta», «pasta sauce», «pasta bake», «cook pasta», «dried pasta».

### Examples

- We had pasta with tomato sauce for dinner. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pasta/#x1)
- Spaghetti and macaroni are kinds of pasta. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pasta/#x2)
- Pasta grows soft when you boil it. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pasta/#x3)
- Mum drained the pasta in the sink. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pasta/#x4)
- We counted dried pasta shapes in maths. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pasta/#x5)
- My favourite is cheesy pasta bake. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pasta/#x6)
- Pasta is a good source of energy. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pasta/#x7)
- The pasta stuck together because there was too little water. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pasta/#x8)

### Note

Usually uncountable: «some pasta», «a bowl of pasta», not «a pasta» for one piece. Pronunciation: UK «PAS-ta», US often «PAH-sta». Pasta is not «spaghetti» in general; spaghetti is just one shape.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «pasta» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pasta/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«pasta» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/pasta.html) on Mova free.