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Italian word
pasta
pasta (food); dough; paste; pastry (general)
Looks like
paste
a thick, soft, moist substance
⚠️ The trap
In a bar/café, 'una pasta' means a pastry or cake (cornetto, sfogliatella, etc.) — NOT spaghetti. 'Pasta' as an adjective in 'pasta di mandorle' = marzipan paste. The everyday word covers dough, pasta, and pastry depending on context.
To say "a thick, soft, moist substance" in Italian:
pasta (correct; covers many meanings)
"pasta" in English means:
pasta (food); dough; paste; pastry (general)
Example
"Hai una bella pasta! — referring to a pastry at the bar."
"That's a lovely pastry!"
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