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Barley vs Pasta - What's the difference?

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As nouns the difference between barley and pasta

is that barley is a cereal of the species Hordeum vulgare, or its grains, often used as food or to make beer and other malted drinks while pasta is (particularly in Italian cooking) Dough made from wheat and water and sometimes mixed with egg and formed into various shapes; often sold in dried form, it is typically boiled for eating.

barley

English

(wikipedia barley) (Hordeum vulgare)

Noun

(en-noun)
  • A cereal of the species Hordeum vulgare , or its grains, often used as food or to make beer and other malted drinks.
  • Derived terms

    * barley-bird * barley-bree * barley-broth * barley-hood * barleymow * barley sugar * barley water * barley-wine * four-rowed barley * pearl barley * sea barley * sprat-barley

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    pasta

    English

    (wikipedia pasta)

    Noun

  • (uncountable) (particularly in Italian cooking ) Dough made from wheat and water and sometimes mixed with egg and formed into various shapes; often sold in dried form, it is typically boiled for eating.
  • (uncountable) A dish or serving of pasta.
  • (countable) A type of pasta.
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