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Italian word
pasta
dough / pastry / pasta (the food category)
Looks like
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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