پاستا
پاستا is the Persian word for pasta.
The word is a noun used to refer to a pasta dish or a serving of pasta.
Meaning: dish or serving (noun)
Did you know?
- In Persian, the word for 'string' or 'thread', رشته, is the root for both traditional pasta-like foods and the word for a mathematical 'series' or 'sequence'.
- The spelling پاستا uses the Persian letter پ (pe), which does not exist in the Arabic alphabet, highlighting the influence of non-Arabic linguistic structures in modern Persian.
- While the word پاستا is used for Italian-style pasta, Iranians often use the term ماکارونی (macaroni) as a generic name for almost any kind of pasta dish.
Examples in context
- من امروز پاستا درست کردم.man emruz pasta dorost kardam.I made pasta today.
- آیا پاستا خوشمزه است؟aya pasta khoshmaze ast?Is the pasta delicious?
- ما برای شام پاستا میخوریم.ma baraye sham pasta mikhorim.We are eating pasta for dinner.
Example conversation
Niloofar and Mohammad are deciding what to eat for dinner.
- نیلوفر Niloufarمحمد، برای شام چی میخوری؟Mohammad, barāye shām chi mikhori?Mohammad, what are you eating for dinner?
- محمد Mohammadمن پاستا میخورم.Man pāstā mikhoram.I am eating pasta.
- نیلوفر Niloufarمیتوانم من هم بخورم؟Mitavānam man ham bekhoram?Can I eat some too?
- محمد Mohammadبله، بیا با هم بخوریم.Bale, biyā bā ham bekhorim.Yes, come let's eat together.
