No. 3,118 in Catalan
pasta
"Dough" or "paste."
In a sentence
He comprat pasta aquesta tarda.
I bought pastry this afternoon.
Here, 'pasta' refers to a type of food, similar to pastry or pasta.
Necessites pasta per comprar el cotxe?
Do you need cash to buy the car?
In this context, 'pasta' is used informally to mean money or cash.
Posa'm menys pasta de dents, sisplau.
Put less toothpaste on for me, please.
Here, 'pasta' refers to the substance toothpaste, used for cleaning teeth.
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