This is the 10101st most frequent German word.
pasta
Pasta: Italian-style noodles or dishes made from unleavened dough, often served with sauce.
Here, 'Pasta' is used to denote the general dish made of noodles or similar ingredients typically served with a variety of sauces.
Ich esse gerne Pasta mit Tomatensauce.
I like to eat pasta with tomato sauce.
In this context, 'Pasta' refers to a specific serving of the dish enjoyed at a dining location.
Die Pasta im Restaurant war hervorragend gewürzt.
The pasta at the restaurant was excellently seasoned.
Here, 'Pasta' is used in a linguistic or lexical context, explaining its etymological origin and broader meaning as 'dough' in the Italian language.