pastina

[ pa-stee-nuh ]

noun

very small pieces of pasta, available in various shapes, used especially in soups.

Origin of pastina

First recorded in 1900–05; from Italian: literally, “little pasta,” diminutive of pasta “pasta” + -ina feminine diminutive suffix; see origin at paste, -ine²

Words Nearby pastina

pasticheur
pasticheuse
pastiglia
pastille
pastime
pastina
pastiness
pasting
pastis
pastitsio
past life therapy

How to use pastina in a sentence

Options like chicken tomato pastina and harvest squash turkey and beef sound pretty delectable, too.
How Different Is Raising the Royal Baby From a Typical American Child? | Kevin Fallon, Lizzie Crocker | July 23, 2013 | THE DAILY BEAST

Browse