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How do you say pasta in Italian?
How do you pronounce pasta in Italian?
pasta is pronounced /la ˈpasta/ in Italian.
Example sentences
La pasta italiana è molto deliciosa e apprezzata in tutto il mondo.
Italian pasta is very delicious and appreciated all over the world.
Questa pasta fresca è stata preparata da mia nonna stamattina.
This fresh pasta was prepared by my grandmother this morning.
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Why is it feminine?
Pasta is feminine because it ends in "-a", which is the standard feminine ending for Italian nouns. The word derives from Late Latin "pasta" (feminine), a noun meaning "paste" or "dough". While the etymology linking it to "pastus" (past participle of "pandere") is uncertain and debated among etymologists, the gender is consistently feminine in Italian and other Romance languages due to the productive "-a" feminine ending that developed in Vulgar Latin.
What is the Italian word for pasta?
The Italian word for pasta is la pasta — feminine.
Gender across languages
| Language | Word | Article | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🇪🇸 Spanish | pasta | la | feminine |
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