Comments on: Spanish Word of the Day: pasta

By: Misha

Misha — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 23:23:44 +0000

“Pasta” also designates the sort of pastries eaten in the UK along with the tea (at 5 o’clock should I say?). Just a sweet sort of cookies for you to offer as a host at a teatime party. Here they sell something that resembles a lot to the UK stuff and in Spain is called “Pasta”, “pastas” or “pastitas”. (Spaniards please correct me if I’m wrong!)
there’s also the “pasta italiana” …Italian pasta (spaghetti, ravioli, to name a pair)

By: Thomas

Thomas — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 05:15:50 +0000

Don't forget about the other common use for pasta, which is to mean the noun, 'paste'. Thomas’s last blog post..Word of the Day: Guanacaste

By: Graham

Graham — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 20:20:26 +0000

'Dosh' is a well understood in the UK, along with 'dough', 'bread', etc. Graham’s last blog post..Una cigarra por la noche

By: Peter

Peter — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 21:35:52 +0000

I've never heard anyone use 'dosh' before, though I live in Texas and that may be a British slang term. Over heard I've heard plenty of other words for money including the Spanish "dinero." Peter’s last blog post..Language Learning Tip #1: Start A Translation Project