paste en · NOUN · etymology 1
Pronunciation
- /peɪst/
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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 Old French pastebor. Middle English paste English paste From Middle English paste, from Old French paste (modern pâte), from Late Latin pasta, from Ancient Greek παστά (pastá). Doublet of pasta. The verb is from the noun. Middle English had pasten (“to make a paste of; bake in a pastry”), also from the noun; compare Latin pistō and Medieval Latin pastillātus.
Meanings
- (countable, uncountable) A soft moist mixture, in particular: ▸ One of flour, fat, or similar ingredients used in making pastry.
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(countable, obsolete, uncountable) A soft moist mixture, in particular: ▸ Pastry.
And that day month, he had the paste rolled out, and cut the fair twin's head off, and chopped her in pieces, and peppered her, and salted her, and put her in the pie, and sent it to the baker's, and ate it all, and picked the bones.
1860, Charles Dickens, Captain Murderer:
- (countable, uncountable) A soft moist mixture, in particular: ▸ One of pounded foods, such as fish paste, liver paste, or tomato paste.
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(countable, uncountable) A soft moist mixture, in particular: ▸ One used as an adhesive, especially for putting up wallpapers, etc.
Near-synonyms: glue, adhesive
- (countable, uncountable) A substance that behaves as a solid until a sufficiently large load or stress is applied, at which point it flows like a fluid.
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(countable, uncountable) A hard lead-containing glass; an artificial gemstone made from this glass.
Yesterday I bought some paste, which is a nickname for fake diamonds, and they were from Bergdorf’s.
2023 March 10, Alex Vadukul, quoting Nan Goldin, “Nan Goldin Is Ready for Oscar Night”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:
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(countable, obsolete, uncountable) Pasta.
Vermicelli for soups, is paste from Italy; so called because it looks like worms. My macaroni, paste from Italy—My salop, a root ground to powder—the root of one kind of orchis.
1792, Arnaud Berquin, The childrens'^([sic]) companion: or, entertaining instructor for the youth of both sexes; designed, to excite attention and inculcate virtue. Selected from the works of Berquin, Genlis, Day, and others^(http://books.google.com/books?id=iysCAAAAQAAJ&dq=%22paste%22+Italy+(%22macaroni%22+OR+%22maccheroni%22+OR+%22spaghetti%22)&source=gbs_navlinks_s), page 75:This is likewise the market for their oil, and the paste called macaroni, of which they make a good quantity.
1766, Tobias George Smollett, Travels through France and Italy: Containing observations on character, customs, religion, government, police, commerce, arts, and antiquities. With a particular description of the town, territory, and climate of Nice. To which is added, A register of the weather, kept during a residence of eighteen months in that city, Volume 2 (travel), page 35:
- (countable, uncountable) The mineral substance in which other minerals are embedded.
Forms
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| pastes | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Coordinates
Deriveds
almond paste · puff paste · huf paste · coca paste · flour paste · stonepaste · phosphorous paste · alimentary paste · pastepot · bloater paste · pasteboard · stone-paste · pouf paste · horse paste · phosphorus paste · library paste · paste-wash · Vienna paste · Italian paste · stone paste · paste egg · paste soap · thermal paste · cocaine paste · diamond paste · pastelike · heat paste · tomato paste · shrimp paste · toothpaste · hardpaste · spackling paste · razor paste · paste-horn · paste bomb · red bean paste · fish paste · pastedown · impaste · peanut paste · paprika paste · sugar paste · fishpaste · curry paste · bean paste · pasteless · pasteup · London paste · anchovy paste · German paste · wheat paste · akiami paste shrimp · softpaste
Descendants
Relateds
Synonyms
Translations (110)
hu csiriz (an adhesive paste) · bg па́ста (a soft mixture) · pl pasta (a soft mixture) · ru те́сто (soft mixture used in making pastry) · es paté (soft mixture of pounded foods) · cs lepidlo (an adhesive paste) · hu pástétom (soft mixture of pounded foods) · ru кле́й (an adhesive paste) · ga leafaos (soft mixture of pounded foods) · uk па́ста (a soft mixture) · el κόλλα (an adhesive paste) · ga leafaos (a soft mixture) · gd taois (soft mixture used in making pastry) · de Strass (lead-containing glass, or an artificial gemstone thereof) · ru паште́т (soft mixture of pounded foods) · nl deeg (soft mixture used in making pastry) · it strass (lead-containing glass, or an artificial gemstone thereof) · pt strass (lead-containing glass, or an artificial gemstone thereof) · fi taikina (soft mixture used in making pastry) · ady тхьацу (a soft mixture) · fi liisteri (an adhesive paste) · cs těsto (soft mixture used in making pastry) · tr çiriş (an adhesive paste) · sv pasta (a soft mixture) · et kliister (an adhesive paste) · ota خرج (a soft mixture) · es masa (soft mixture used in making pastry) · de Paste (soft mixture of pounded foods) · el πολτός (soft mixture of pounded foods) · fi tahna (soft mixture of pounded foods) · cs pomazánka (soft mixture of pounded foods) · pl stras (lead-containing glass, or an artificial gemstone thereof) · fr pâte (a soft mixture) · bg лепи́ло (an adhesive paste) · ota معجون (a soft mixture) · bg клей (an adhesive paste) · it pasta (soft mixture used in making pastry) · sh паште́та (soft mixture of pounded foods) · ba ҡамыр (soft mixture used in making pastry) · as লুথুৰী (a soft mixture) · sl pašteta (soft mixture of pounded foods) · nl stijfsel (an adhesive paste) · fr pâte (soft mixture of pounded foods) · sco batter (an adhesive paste) · ota چریش (an adhesive paste) · hi लेपन (a soft mixture) · be па́ста (a soft mixture) · eo gluo (an adhesive paste) · de Paste (a soft mixture) · fi korulasi (lead-containing glass, or an artificial gemstone thereof) · de Pastete (soft mixture of pounded foods) · pl pasztet (soft mixture of pounded foods) · nl pastei (soft mixture of pounded foods) · hu paszta (a soft mixture) · chr ᎦᏯᎸᏗ (an adhesive paste) · it colla (an adhesive paste) · uk паште́т (soft mixture of pounded foods) · el αλοιφή (a soft mixture) · ru па́ста (a soft mixture) · ang slyppe (a soft mixture) · hu kenőcs (a soft mixture) · cs kaše (a soft mixture) · es budín (soft mixture of pounded foods) · es engrudo (an adhesive paste) · de Kleister (an adhesive paste) · es cola (an adhesive paste) · fr strass (lead-containing glass, or an artificial gemstone thereof) · tr macun (a soft mixture) · ms pes (soft mixture of pounded foods) · ga taos (an adhesive paste) · es pasta (lead-containing glass, or an artificial gemstone thereof) · cs paštika (soft mixture of pounded foods) · sh paštéta (soft mixture of pounded foods) · ru кле́йстер (an adhesive paste) · hu strassz (lead-containing glass, or an artificial gemstone thereof) · be паштэ́т (soft mixture of pounded foods) · fr stras (lead-containing glass, or an artificial gemstone thereof) · ota خامور (soft mixture used in making pastry) · cmn 糊 (a soft mixture) · bg тесто́ (soft mixture used in making pastry) · gd glaodh (an adhesive paste) · lb Pap (an adhesive paste) · sk paštéta (soft mixture of pounded foods) · la intrīta (a soft mixture) · nl stras (lead-containing glass, or an artificial gemstone thereof) · te ముద్ద (a soft mixture) · ru страз (lead-containing glass, or an artificial gemstone thereof) · de Kitt (an adhesive paste) · cmn 膏 (a soft mixture) · el αλοιφή (soft mixture of pounded foods) · el πολτός (a soft mixture) · cs pasta (a soft mixture) · lt tešla (soft mixture used in making pastry) · fr pâte (soft mixture used in making pastry) · nl pasta (a soft mixture) · mk паште́та (soft mixture of pounded foods) · ota خامور (a soft mixture) · ga taos (a soft mixture) · es pasta (soft mixture of pounded foods) · ga leafaos (soft mixture used in making pastry) · it impasto (a soft mixture) · de Klebstoff (an adhesive paste) · es pasta (a soft mixture) · ga paist (mineral substance in which other minerals are embedded) · io pasto (a soft mixture) · hu krém (a soft mixture) · de Teig (soft mixture used in making pastry) · bg пасте́т (soft mixture of pounded foods) · hu tészta (soft mixture used in making pastry) · fi massa (a soft mixture)