pasta

S1 W2

BrE /ˈpæstə/ AmE /ˈpæstə/

noun en → es

1 FOOD A1

a type of food made from flour and water, usually in the form of long thin strips or tubes that are cooked by boiling

pasta

  • pasta dish

Collocations spaghetti pasta · macaroni pasta

  • She made a delicious pasta dish for dinner.

    Ella preparó un delicioso plato de pasta para la cena.

2 ART B1

a type of plastic material that can be shaped when heated and then set into a hard form, used for making models or other objects

plástico de modelado

  • pasta sheet

Collocations clay pasta · polymer pasta

  • The artist used pasta to create a sculpture.

    El artista usó pasta para crear una escultura.

3 COMPUTER B2

a type of computer memory that stores data temporarily while the computer is running a program

memoria de almacenamiento temporal

  • pasta cache

Collocations cache pasta · RAM pasta

  • The computer's pasta stores the data temporarily.

    La pasta del ordenador almacena los datos temporalmente.