fare la pasta

Parola del giorno

Today’s Parola del giorno is the verb expression fare la pasta, which means to knead. It is often used to describe the behavior of cats who knead a surface (“making biscuits”) before lying down.

See the expression used below:

Il mio gatto ha iniziato a fare la pasta sulla coperta morbida prima di accoccolarsi per il suo sonnellino pomeridiano.

My cat started kneading the soft blanket before curling up for its afternoon nap.