PASTA Synonyms
There are 3 hypernyms of the word pasta. (close relations)
paste
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| Word | Save | More Find | Usage | Type | ||
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| couscous | nounn | |||||
noun • a spicy dish that originated in northern Africa; consists of pasta steamed with a meat and vegetable stew • a pasta made in northern Africa of crushed and steamed semolina | ||||||
| fettuccine | nounn | |||||
noun • pasta in flat strips wider than linguine | ||||||
| gnocchi | nounn | |||||
noun • (Italian) a small dumpling made of potato or flour or semolina that is boiled or baked and is usually served with a sauce or with grated cheese | ||||||
| lasagna | nounn | |||||
noun • baked dish of layers of lasagna pasta with sauce and cheese and meat or vegetables • very wide flat strips of pasta | ||||||
| linguine | nounn | |||||
noun • pasta in long slender flat strips | ||||||
| macaroni | nounn | |||||
noun • a British dandy in the 18th century who affected Continental mannerisms • pasta in the form of slender tubes | ||||||
| orzo | nounn | |||||
noun • pasta shaped like pearls of barley; frequently prepared with lamb in Greek cuisine | ||||||
| penne | nounn | |||||
noun • pasta in short tubes with diagonally cut ends | ||||||
| ravioli | nounn | |||||
noun • small circular or square cases of dough with savory fillings | ||||||
| rigatoni | nounn | |||||
noun • tubular pasta in short ribbed pieces | ||||||
| spaghetti | nounn | |||||
noun • spaghetti served with a tomato sauce • pasta in the form of long strings | ||||||
| tagliatelle | nounn | |||||
noun • pasta cut in narrow ribbons | ||||||
| tortellini | nounn | |||||
noun • small ring-shaped stuffed pasta | ||||||
| vermicelli | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • pasta in strings thinner than spaghetti | ||||||
| alimentary paste | nounn | |||||
noun • shaped and dried dough made from flour and water and sometimes egg | ||||||
