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macaroni vs pasta

pasta vs macaroni

macaroni and pasta both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
macaroni Yes No No No
pasta Yes No No No
As nouns, pasta is a hypernym of macaroni; that is, pasta is a word with a broader meaning than macaroni:
  • macaroni: pasta in the form of slender tubes
  • pasta: shaped and dried dough made from flour and water and sometimes egg
Other hypernyms of macaroni include alimentary paste.
macaroni (noun) pasta (noun)
pasta in the form of slender tubes shaped and dried dough made from flour and water and sometimes egg
a British dandy in the 18th century who affected Continental mannerisms a dish that contains pasta as its main ingredient
Difference between macaroni and pasta

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