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pasto

meal

noun PAH-stoh Rare
Food & Drink Dishes

Usage Note

Pasto means a meal as an occasion or event (il pasto principale, the main meal), distinct from cibo (food in general). Saltare un pasto is 'to skip a meal.' In medical or label contexts, a stomaco pieno/a digiuno (with food/on an empty stomach) often replaces dopo/prima del pasto.

Examples

"Faccio tre pasti al giorno."

Natural Translation

I eat three meals a day.

Literal Translation

I-make three meals per day.

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