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pastel

/pæsˈtɛl/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.25 in modern English

Syllables
past-el
IPA
/pæsˈtɛl/
8
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of several subdued tints of colors, usually associated with pink, peach, yellow, green, blue, and lavender.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A drawing made with any of those colors.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A type of dried paste used to make crayons.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A crayon made from such a paste.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Woad.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A traditional dish in various Latin American countries and in Indonesia, resembling a tamale, pasty, or calzone.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A Filipino stew made with vegetables, sausages, and chicken or other meat in a creamy sauce.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Ancient Greek πάσσω (pássō) Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Hellenic *-tós Ancient Greek -τός (-tós) Ancient Greek παστός (pastós) Ancient Greek παστά (pastá)bor. Latin pasta Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -lus Latin -ellus Latin pastellus Proto-Indo-European *-om Proto-Italic *-om Latin -um Latin pastellum Italian pastelloder. French pastelbor. English pastel Borrowed from French pastel, from Italian pastello (“pastel”), from Medieval Latin pastellum (“dough, paste”), from Latin pasta (“dough, paste”), ultimately from Ancient Greek πάστη (pástē, “dough, paste”). Doublet of pastegh, pastiglia, pastila, pastilla, and pastille.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: pastel, pastello, pastellum, pasta, πάστη

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /pæsˈtɛl/
  • British English: /ˈpæstl̩/

Usage

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Food.

Inflected Forms

pastels (plural) pastille (alternative) pasteles (plural)

Derived Forms

pastelist pastellic pastellist pastelly

Rhymes With

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Questions

How do you pronounce pastel?
The recorded pronunciation is /pæsˈtɛl/.
What does pastel mean?
Any of several subdued tints of colors, usually associated with pink, peach, yellow, green, blue, and lavender.
Where does pastel come from?
It is traced to French.

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