pastas
The plural of "pasta" is pastas.
Most English nouns form the plural by adding -s, and pasta follows this rule.
Meaning: a food made from flour and water, such as spaghetti (noun)
How does it change in a sentence?
Use a plural verb with pastas: the pastas are. The possessive plural adds only an apostrophe: pastas'.
How do you pronounce it?
pasta is pronounced /ˈpæs.tə/. The plural ending sounds like /z/.
What mistakes should you avoid?
pasta is usually uncountable: some pasta. Use pastas for different kinds or shapes.
Did you know?
- Only a handful of English nouns still form the plural without -s, among them men, feet, teeth and children.
Examples in context
- The shop sells twenty pastas made by hand.Singular: The shop sells one kind of pasta made by hand.
- Fresh pastas cook quickly.Singular: Fresh pasta cooks quickly.
