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pasta — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • brass noun A yellowish metal alloy made from copper and zinc, used for fittings, instruments, and ornaments.
  • bread noun A food made by baking a mixture of flour, water, and usually yeast.
  • cabbage noun A leafy vegetable grown as a round, tightly packed head, eaten cooked or raw.
  • dosh noun Money, especially in casual British speech.
  • dough noun A thick, soft mixture of flour and liquid used for baking bread, pastry, or similar foods.
  • money noun Coins and banknotes used to buy things.
  • pasta noun A food made from a dough of wheat and water, shaped and usually boiled, forming the base of many Italian dishes.
  • paste noun A soft, moist, thick mixture, especially one used as an adhesive or made from crushed food.

Senses

pasta is used for these senses in English:

  • brass (slang, dated) Money.
  • bread (slang, US, or, Cockney) Money.
  • cabbage (uncountable, slang) Money.
  • dosh (UK, Irish, Commonwealth, slang) Money.
  • dough A thick, malleable substance made by mixing flour with other ingredients such as water, eggs, or butter, that is made into a particular form and then baked.
  • dough (slang) Money.
  • moola (informal) Money, cash.
  • pasta (uncountable) Dough made from wheat and water and sometimes mixed with egg and formed into various shapes; often sold in dried form and typically boiled for eating.

brass — full definition

  1. noun A yellowish metal alloy made from copper and zinc, used for fittings, instruments, and ornaments.
  2. noun Wind instruments made of metal, such as trumpets and trombones, or the section of a band playing them.
  3. noun Informal: senior officers or high-ranking officials.

bread — full definition

  1. noun A food made by baking a mixture of flour, water, and usually yeast.
  2. noun Money, especially as needed for a living (informal).
  3. noun The basic means of supporting life; sustenance in general.

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