paste

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /peɪst/ UK /peɪst/ See IPA manual

Minimal pairs

Sounds like pest /ɛ/ vs /eɪ/

Meanings

1

noun
a soft, moist, sticky mixture used for adhering or as food

She spread a thin layer of paste on the wallpaper.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · a soft, moist, sticky... adhesive glue gummucilagespread mixture

Word family

Derived forms pastypasting

Related forms pastry pasta

Etymology

From Old French paste 'dough, paste', from Late Latin pasta 'dough, pastry cake', from Greek pasta 'barley porridge', from pastos 'sprinkled, salted', from passein 'to sprinkle'.

paste Old French pasta la-lat pastá Ancient Greek

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# paste

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /peɪst/
**IPA (UK):** /peɪst/

## Meanings
1. a soft, moist, sticky mixture used for adhering or as food

## Examples
- She spread a thin layer of paste on the wallpaper.

## Synonyms
- adhesive
- glue
- gum
- mucilage
- spread
- mixture

## Derived Forms
- pasty
- pasting

## Related Forms
- pastry
- pasta

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: paste
- Root: pasta
- Root: pastá

## Etymology
From Old French paste 'dough, paste', from Late Latin pasta 'dough, pastry cake', from Greek pasta 'barley porridge', from pastos 'sprinkled, salted', from passein 'to sprinkle'.

## AI Etymology
Paste comes from Old French paste 'dough, paste', from Late Latin pasta 'dough, pastry cake', from Greek pasta 'barley porridge', from pastos 'sprinkled, salted', from passein 'to sprinkle'. The etymological trail includes Old French paste, Latin pasta, and Ancient Greek pastá. As a noun, paste means a soft, moist, sticky mixture used for adhering or as food. The same family is visible in derived forms such as pasty and pasting and related forms such as pastry and pasta.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities

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