■ noun dough extruded or stamped into various shapes (e.g. spaghetti, lasagne) for cooking in boiling water and eating, typically with a savoury sauce.
Origin
C19: from Ital., lit. 'paste'.
PASTA
Meaning of PASTA in English
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004