No. 1,643 in Catalan
pa
Bread.
In a sentence
M'agrada menjar pa amb oli d'oliva.
I like eating bread with olive oil.
Here, 'pa' is used to indicate the food item 'bread' in a general sense.
Aquest pa és molt cruixent.
This bread is very crunchy.
In this sentence, 'pa' refers specifically to a particular type of bread.
Vam fer pa casolà aquest matí.
We made homemade bread this morning.
Here, 'pa' represents bread as an item prepared recently at home.
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