πάστα

See also: παστά

Greek

Etymology

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

IPA^(key): /ˈpa.sta/

Noun

πάστα • (pásta) n (plural πάστες)

layered cake with cream
pasta (spaghetti, macaroni, etc)
paste
οδοντόπαστα ― odontópasta ― toothpaste
(figuratively) nature, quality

Declension

declension of πάστα

case \ number	singular	plural
nominative	πάστα •	πάστες •
genitive	πάστας •	παστών •
accusative	πάστα •	πάστες •
vocative	πάστα •	πάστες •

Synonyms

(pasta): ζυμαρικά n pl (zymariká)

Coordinate terms

αλίπαστα n pl (alípasta, “salted foods”)

Related terms

οδοντόπαστα f (odontópasta, “toothpaste”)

Descendants

→ Romanian: pastă

Further reading

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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