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)

1. layered cake with cream
2. pasta (spaghetti, macaroni, etc)
3. paste

   οδοντόπαστα ― odontópasta ― toothpaste

4. (figuratively) nature, quality

Declension

Declension of πάστα

	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”, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998