パスタ

Japanese

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Italian pasta.[2][1][3][4][5][6]

Noun

パスタ • (pasuta

  1. pasta
Usage notes

The borrowed term パスタ (pasuta) only refers to foods derived from western-style pasta. This does not include traditional Asian foods like うどん (udon), そば (soba), ラーメン (rāmen), or ワンタン (wantan).

See also

Etymology 2

Borrowed from German Pasta,[2][1][3][4][5][6] or more likely from the homophonous and more common spelling Paste (salve, paste).

Noun

パスタ • (pasuta

  1. (medicine) clipping of パスタ剤 (pasuta-zai, a fat- or oil-based medicinal salve, ointment, or balm)
    ロゼット洗顔(せんがん)パスタ
    Rozetto Sengan Pasuta
    Rosette Cleansing Paste
Usage notes
  • Mostly unknown outside of medical contexts.
Synonyms
  • (なん)(こう) (nankō), (なん)(こう)(ざい) (nankōzai) (used more commonly to refer to medicinal ointment in general)
  • (でい)(こう) (deikō)
  • ペースト (pēsuto)

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  4. 4.0 4.1 Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典(新装版) [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  5. 5.0 5.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (1995), 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  6. 6.0 6.1 Shinmura, Izuru, editor (1998), 広辞苑 [Kōjien] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Iwanami Shoten, →ISBN