pastel
English edit
Etymology 1 edit
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.
Pronunciation edit
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈpæstl̩/
Audio (Southern England) (file) - (General American) IPA(key): /pæsˈtɛl/
- Rhymes: -æstəl, -ɛl
- Hyphenation: past‧el
Noun edit
pastel (countable and uncountable, plural pastels)
- Any of several subdued tints of colors, usually associated with pink, peach, yellow, green, blue, and lavender.
- (art) A drawing made with any of those colors.
- A type of dried paste used to make crayons.
- A crayon made from such a paste.
- Woad.
- Wool was dyed in the pastel vat.
Alternative forms edit
- (drawing; crayon): pastille (nonstandard, obsolete)
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Etymology 2 edit
Borrowed from Spanish pastel, ultimately the same word as Etymology 1.
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Noun edit
pastel (countable and uncountable, plural pastels or pasteles)
- A traditional dish in various Latin American countries, resembling a tamale, pasty, or calzone.
- A Filipino stew made with vegetables, sausages, and chicken or other meat in a creamy sauce.
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Asturian edit
Noun edit
pastel m (plural pasteles)
- cake (a sweet dessert)
Czech edit
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pastel m inan
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Danish edit
Etymology edit
From French pastel, Italian pastello (“pastel”), from Medieval Latin pastellum (“dough, paste”), from Latin pasta (“dough, paste”), ultimately from Ancient Greek πάστη (pástē, “dough, paste”).
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Noun edit
pastel c (singular definite pastellen, plural indefinite pasteller)
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| common gender |
Singular | Plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | pastel | pastellen | pasteller | pastellerne |
| genitive | pastels | pastellens | pastellers | pastellernes |
French edit
Etymology edit
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 pastille.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
pastel m (plural pastels)
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Further reading edit
- “pastel”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Galician edit
Noun edit
pastel f (plural pasteis)
Further reading edit
- “pastel” in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega, Royal Galician Academy.
Indonesian edit
Etymology edit
From Medieval Latin pastellum (“dough, paste”), from Latin pasta (“dough, paste”), ultimately from Ancient Greek πάστη (pástē, “dough, paste”). Doublet of pasta.
- For the sense of a type of fried curry puff, from Portuguese pastel (“a type of pastry”), from above.
- For the sense of pastel, from Dutch pastel (“pastel”), from French pastel (“pastel”), from Italian pastello (“pastel”), from above.
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Noun edit
pastèl (first-person possessive pastelku, second-person possessive pastelmu, third-person possessive pastelnya)
- (cooking) a type of fried curry puff, similar to empanada.
- (art) pastel:
- type of dried paste.
- drawing made with these paste.
- any of several subdued tints of colors.
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Further reading edit
- “pastel” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
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pastel m inan (related adjective pastelowy)
- pastel (type of dried paste used to make crayons)
- (chiefly in the plural) pastel (paint in the form of a soft crayon, used to draw without clear contours)
- pastel (painting technique that involves the use of pastel)
- pastel (painting painted with pastels)
- pastel (any of several subdued tints of colors, usually associated with pink, peach, yellow, green, blue, and lavender)
- (cosmetics) eye shadow (cosmetic in the form of a light powder for eyelids or cheeks)
- Synonyms: cień, cień do powiek
- variety of mink with a light brown coat in various shades
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pastel m (plural pastéis)
- crayon
- a fried pastry made of wheat flour, filled with cheese, meat or other fillings; comparable to German Teigtaschen
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- → Indonesian: pastel
Romanian edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from French pastel, from Italian pastello.
Noun edit
pastel n (plural pasteluri)
Declension edit
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
| nominative/accusative | (un) pastel | pastelul | (niște) pasteluri | pastelurile |
| genitive/dative | (unui) pastel | pastelului | (unor) pasteluri | pastelurilor |
| vocative | pastelule | pastelurilor | ||
Spanish edit
Etymology edit
From Old French pastel. Cognate with English pastel.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
pastel m (plural pasteles)
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Further reading edit
- “pastel”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014