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ENGLISH ROOT WORD: pasta "dough", "paste" from Latin pasta

【pasta】 is a [English Root word(stem)] from the Latin word(s) "pasta."
It carries the basic meaning of "dough," "paste," and "pastry cake."



[English words in the top 5000 most frequently used containing the root "pasta"]

paste ☆[5333] Paste is a soft, wet, sticky mixture of a substance and a liquid, which can be spread easily. Some types of paste are used to stick things together.
pastry ☆[4717] Pastry is a food made from flour, fat, and water that is mixed together, rolled flat, and baked in the oven. It is used, for example, for making pies.
pie **[3473] A pie consists of meat, vegetables, or fruit baked in pastry.



[WORD ROOT]root pasta
[VARIATIONS OF ROOT] past, pasta, paste, patt, pie
[ETYMOLOGY]root (Latin) pasta
[MEANING]root dough, paste, pastry cake

【DETAILs OF ORIGIN(ETYMOLOGY】

  • 【Latin】 pasta dough, paste, pastry, cake



Please see the Word information in detail as follows;

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paste ☆[5333] noun from paste
【DEFINITION】 Paste is a soft, wet, sticky mixture of a substance and a liquid, which can be spread easily. Some types of paste are used to stick things together.
【pl.】 pastes
【ROOTs】 paste(pasta); dough, paste, pastry cake
【Etymology】 《Latin pastadough, paste, pastry, cake
【First Known Meaning】 dough for the making of bread or pastry
【DERIVATIVEs】 pasty, paste

pastry ☆[4717] noun from paste
【DEFINITION】 Pastry is a food made from flour, fat, and water that is mixed together, rolled flat, and baked in the oven. It is used, for example, for making pies.
【pl.】 pastries
【ROOTs】 past(pasta); dough, paste ry(ery); noun suffix
【Etymology】 《Latin pastadough, paste, pastry, cake
【First Known Meaning】 food made with or from paste or having it as a principal ingredient



pie ★★[3473] noun from pie 〈 paste
【DEFINITION】 A pie consists of meat, vegetables, or fruit baked in pastry.
【pl.】 pies
【ROOTs】 pie(pasta); dough, paste
【Etymology】 《Latin pastadough, paste, pastry, cake
【First Known Meaning】 ① pastry ② magpie ③ a mass of type jumbled together


Other words containing "pasta"; pasta, pasty, patty, toothpaste

【OTHER ROOTs; 】

pass
particip
part
parent
pare
par
par
pan
pact
pack

 

 

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