pastina
/pɑˈstinə/
noun
- Very small pasta shapes, often used in soups or as a simple dish for children or people who are sick.
- For a quick and comforting meal, you can boil pastina in chicken broth and add a beaten egg.
- My grandmother used to make me pastina with butter and a sprinkle of cheese when I had a cold.
- The soup was filled with tiny pastina stars that floated in the warm broth.