/ˈpas.tɐ/, /ˈpas.tɐ/, /ˈpaʃ.tɐ/
OrigemFrom Old Galician-Portuguese pasta, from Late Latin pasta (“dough, pastry cake, paste”), from Ancient Greek παστά (pastá).
Cognate with Galician pasta.
- femininedough (mix of flour and other ingredients)
- femininepaste
“Eu gosto de escovar os dentes com essa pasta de dente.” — I like to brush my teeth with this toothpaste.
- femininefolder (organizer)
- femininefolder (container of computer files)
- femininebriefcase (case used for carrying documents)
- feminineministry; portfolio (responsibilities of a government department)
- Portugal, feminine, slang, uncountablemoney
- form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-personthird-person singular present indicative
- form-of, imperative, second-person, singularsecond-person singular imperative
Formaspastas(plural)