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# pasta

«pasta» in Mova's school dictionary: **a food made from flour, water and sometimes egg, made…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun (pasta, uncountable; kinds of pasta)

### meaning for a pupil

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://md.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://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pasta/#m2)

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

### In the corpora

- [Real cats are carnivores: they need meat, cannot live on pasta like Garfield, and cannot even taste sweet things.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/228-cartoon-pets-and-animal-myths-put-right/4/)
- [Draining pasta is a separation: the holes of the colander are big enough for water but too small for the pasta.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/chemistry/8-separating-mixtures/2/)
- [A boy in Canada cooked pasta on his own and tipped the pan; the boiling water splashed his legs and he was burned.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/330-lunch-help-cooking-allowance-southern-seasons-jobs-festivals/17/)
- [In Edinburgh, loud Oskar always answers for shy Filip: «He wants chips.» Filip wanted pasta.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/503-twins-and-big-families/13/)
- [Bulk buying only saves money on things that last and get used, like rice and pasta, not on food that goes off.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/money/22-the-weekly-shop-and-a-family-budget/9/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «pasta» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pasta/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.