pastaholic en · NOUN
Etymology
Etymology tree Ancient Greek πάσσω (pássō) Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Hellenic *-tós Ancient Greek -τός (-tós) Ancient Greek παστός (pastós) Ancient Greek παστά (pastá)bor. Late Latin pasta Italian pastabor. English pasta Akkadian 𒎎𒋆𒁉𒍣𒁕 (guḫlum)bor. Aramaic כוחלא (kuḥlā)bor. Arabic كُحْل (kuḥl) Andalusian Arabic كُحُول (kuḥūl)bor. Medieval Latin alcoholbor. Middle English alcofol English alcohol Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English alcoholic English -holic English pastaholic From pasta + -holic.
Meanings
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(informal) A person who is very fond of pasta.
I was eating salads, young coconut, and livioli, a raw-food version of ravioli, which was actually really good, even for a pastaholic.
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Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| pastaholics | Number=Plur | lexicographic |