Pasta is Fernando's province.
Source: tatoeba (35403)
Pasta
/ˈpæstə/
Synonyms for "pasta" (12 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Choosing the right synonym
- Closest matches in this entry: alimentary paste, dumpling, linguine, linguini, macaroni.
- Sentence evidence is available for pasta, so synonym choice can be checked against real usage rather than a flat word list.
- Ranking signals come from wordnet, derived_reverse, wiktionary, opengloss, and related lexical sources.
Synonym selection checklist
- Match the part of speech before comparing meanings.
- Check whether the synonym changes intensity, formality, or emotional tone.
- Read the replacement inside the full sentence, not just beside "pasta".
- Prefer the clearest word over the most unusual word when writing for speed or comprehension.
When not to replace "pasta"
Keep "pasta" when the sentence already sounds natural, when a synonym would add unintended emphasis, or when readers need the most familiar wording. A synonym should clarify or sharpen the message, not simply make the sentence look more varied.
If two options seem close, choose the one that best matches the audience and purpose of the sentence.
Replacement workflow
1. Preserve meaning
Choose a synonym only if it keeps the core idea of "pasta" intact in the sentence you are editing.
2. Tune tone
Check whether the replacement sounds more formal, casual, emotional, technical, or forceful than the original word.
3. Re-read context
Read the full sentence after the swap. Keep the synonym only when the sentence becomes clearer or more precise.
Review note: Synonym lists are ranked with lexical data and reviewed for practical writing value. Use the comparison notes, sentence evidence, and source labels together; a high-ranking synonym can still be wrong when the audience, register, or grammar changes.
Final fit check
After choosing a replacement for "pasta", read the sentence once for meaning and once for rhythm. The best synonym should feel natural in the full sentence, not only accurate in a word list.
If the synonym makes the sentence slower, vaguer, or more dramatic than intended, keep "pasta" or choose a simpler alternative from the closest-match group.
Related word relations
OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.
Translations
100 translations across 73 languages.
Albanian
2 entries- makaronat noun (dough)
- pasta noun (dough)
Algerian Arabic
1 entries- ماقرونة noun (dough)
Ancient Greek
1 entries- κολλύρα noun (dough)
Arabic
4 entries- بَاسْتَا noun (dough)
- معكرونية noun (dough)
- مقرونية noun (dough)
- مَعْكَرُونَة noun (dough)
Armenian
2 entries- մակարոն noun (dough)
- մակարոնեղեն noun (dough)
Azerbaijani
1 entries- makaron noun (dough)
Basque
1 entries- pasta noun (dough)
Belarusian
2 entries- макаро́нныя вы́рабы noun (dough)
- макаро́ны noun (dough)
Bengali
1 entries- পাস্তা noun (dough)
Bulgarian
1 entries- па́ста noun (dough)
Burmese
1 entries- ပါစတာ noun (dough)
Catalan
1 entries- pasta noun (dough)
Cebuano
1 entries- pasta noun (dough)
Chechen
2 entries- гарз noun (dough)
- гарзнаш noun (dough)
Chinese
1 entries- мянфан noun (dough)
Chinese Cantonese
2 entries- 意大利粉 noun (dough)
- 意粉 noun (dough)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 意大利麵 /意大利面 noun (dough)
Czech
1 entries- těstoviny noun (dough)
Danish
1 entries- pasta noun (dough)
Dutch
2 entries- deegwaren noun (dough)
- pasta noun (dough)
Esperanto
1 entries- pasto noun (dough)
Estonian
1 entries- pasta noun (dough)
Faroese
1 entries- pasta noun (dough)
Finnish
1 entries- pasta noun (dough)
French
2 entries- pâtes noun (dough)
- pâtes alimentaires noun (dough)
Georgian
2 entries- მაკარონი noun (dough)
- მაკარონის ნაწარმი noun (dough)
German
3 entries- Nudeln noun (dough)
- Pasta noun (dough)
- Teigwaren noun (dough)
Greek
1 entries- ζυμαρικά noun (dough)
Hebrew
1 entries- פַּסְטָה noun (dough)
Hindi
1 entries- पास्ता noun (dough)
Hungarian
1 entries- tészta noun (dough)
Hunsrik
1 entries- Nutle noun (dough)
Icelandic
1 entries- pasta noun (dough)
Indonesian
1 entries- pasta noun (dough)
Iranian Persian
1 entries- پاسْتا noun (dough)
Irish
1 entries- pasta noun (dough)
Italian
2 entries- impasto noun (dough)
- pasta noun (dough)
Japanese
1 entries- パスタ noun (dough)
Kazakh
1 entries- макарон noun (dough)
Khmer
1 entries- ប៉ាស្តា noun (dough)
Korean
1 entries- 파스타 noun (dough)
Kyrgyz
1 entries- макарон noun (dough)
Lao
1 entries- ພາສຕ້າ noun (dough)
Latin
2 entries- collȳra noun (dough)
- pasta noun (dough)
Latvian
1 entries- pasta noun (dough)
Lithuanian
2 entries- makaronai noun (dough)
- makaronas noun (dough)
Macedonian
1 entries- тестенина noun (dough)
Malay
1 entries- pasta noun (dough)
Marathi
1 entries- पास्ता noun (dough)
Mòcheno
1 entries- pasta noun (dough)
Norman
1 entries- pâtes noun (dough)
Northern Kurdish
1 entries- meqarne noun (dough)
Norwegian Bokmål
1 entries- pasta noun (dough)
Polish
1 entries- makaron noun (dough)
Portuguese
2 entries- macarrão noun (dough)
- massa noun (dough)
Romanian
1 entries- paste făinoase noun (dough)
Russian
3 entries- макаро́нные изде́лия noun (dough)
- макаро́ны noun (dough)
- па́ста noun (dough)
Serbo-Croatian
4 entries- pȁsta noun (dough)
- testenìna noun (dough)
- tjestenìna noun (dough)
- па̏ста noun (dough)
Slovak
1 entries- cestovina noun (dough)
Slovene
1 entries- testenina noun (dough)
Spanish
1 entries- pasta noun (dough)
Swedish
1 entries- pasta noun (dough)
Tagalog
1 entries- pasta noun (dough)
Tajik
1 entries- макарон noun (dough)
Tamil
1 entries- மாச்சேவை noun (dough)
Thai
1 entries- พาสตา noun (dough)
Turkish
1 entries- makarna noun (dough)
Turkmen
1 entries- makaron noun (dough)
Ukrainian
2 entries- макаро́ни noun (dough)
- макаро́нні ви́роби noun (dough)
Urdu
1 entries- پاسْتا noun (dough)
Uzbek
1 entries- makaron noun (dough)
Vietnamese
1 entries- mì ống noun (dough)
Welsh
1 entries- pasta noun (dough)
Sample sentences
10 total sentences available.
The pasta here's pretty good. And the pizza too.
Source: tatoeba (326953)
I entered a singing contest sponsored by a pasta company and I made it to the semifinals.
Source: tatoeba (412031)
Kids love pasta in tomato sauce.
Source: tatoeba (501195)
Showing 4 of 10 available sentences.
Common questions
What are the closest synonyms for "pasta"?
Closest matches include alimentary paste, dumpling, linguine, linguini, macaroni.
How should I check whether a synonym fits "pasta"?
Compare the replacement against real sentence context. This entry includes sample sentences so you can check tone, grammar, and meaning before swapping words.