πάστα
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See also: παστά
Greek[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Italian pasta f (“cake, tart”), from Late Latin pasta f, from Ancient Greek παστά n pl (pastá, “type of cream dessert”), from Ancient Greek παστός (pastós, “sprinkled”, adjective), from Ancient Greek πάσσω (pássō, “sprinkle”, verb).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
πάστα • (pásta) n (plural πάστες)
- layered cake with cream
- pasta (spaghetti, macaroni, etc)
- paste
- οδοντόπαστα ― odontópasta ― toothpaste
- (figuratively) nature, quality
Declension[edit]
declension of πάστα
Synonyms[edit]
- (pasta): ζυμαρικά n pl (zymariká)
Coordinate terms[edit]
- αλίπαστα n pl (alípasta, “salted foods”)
Related terms[edit]
- οδοντόπαστα f (odontópasta, “toothpaste”)
Descendants[edit]
- → Romanian: pastă
Further reading[edit]
πάστα on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia el- πάστα - Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.
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