pasta
pasta
Beginner Noun Feminine
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Pronunciation
/ˈpasta/
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Cultural Note
Italy has over 350 different pasta shapes, each designed to hold specific sauces. Italians consider overcooking pasta a culinary sin -- 'al dente' (firm to the bite) is the only acceptable texture. Breaking spaghetti before cooking is also widely frowned upon.
📝 Example Sentences
La pasta e il cuore della cucina italiana.
Pasta is the heart of Italian cuisine.
Oggi preparo la pasta al pomodoro.
Today I'm making pasta with tomato sauce.
In Italia ogni regione ha la sua pasta tradizionale.
In Italy every region has its own traditional pasta.