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Italian word

pasta

dough / pastry / pasta (the food category)

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paste

a thick soft mixture (like toothpaste or wallpaper paste)

⚠️ The trap

'Pasta' in Italian covers all pasta shapes AND means dough/pastry. In English 'paste' means a thick sticky substance. They share a Latin root but diverged in meaning. Do NOT ask for 'paste' in an Italian restaurant.

To say "a thick soft mixture (like toothpaste or wallpaper paste)" in Italian:

pasta (food) / impasto (dough) / crema (cream paste)

"pasta" in English means:

dough / pastry / pasta (the food category)

Example

"La pasta al forno è il mio piatto preferito."

"Baked pasta is my favourite dish."

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