pastie

English

Etymology 1

paste +‎ -ie

Woman wearing pasties

1960s.

Alternative forms

• pasty

Pronunciation

• enPR: pāst'i, IPA^(key): /ˈpeɪsti/

  • Audio (Southern England)

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• Homophone: pasty
• Rhymes: -eɪsti

Noun

pastie (plural pasties)

1. An item worn (often by strippers) to conceal one's nipples.

Related terms

• paste

Translations

item worn to conceal one's nipples

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 乳貼／乳贴 (rǔtiē), 胸貼／胸贴 (xiōngtiē)

• Dutch: tepellapje (nl) n
• Finnish: nännisuoja
• Japanese: ニプレス (nipuresu), ニップレス (nippuresu)

Etymology 2

Pasties from Australia

13th century. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Alternative forms

• pasty

Pronunciation

• (UK) păst'i, /ˈpæsti/

  • Audio (Southern England)

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• Rhymes: -æsti
• (General Australian) päst'i, /ˈpɑːsti/
• Rhymes: -ɑːsti

Noun

pastie (plural pasties)

1. A type of seasoned meat pie, usually of a semicircular or distinctive shape.
2. (Northern Ireland) A circular, battered and deep-fried meat pie usually consisting of minced pork, onion, potato and seasoning and served in a bap or with chips. A peculiarity of Northern Irish "chippy" cuisine, rarely (if ever) seen outside the area.

Usage notes

The spelling pasty is considered correct in the United Kingdom but in Australia the spelling pastie is more common.

Derived terms

• party pastie

Translations

pie

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: please add this translation if you can

• Cornish: pasti
• Dutch: pastei (nl) f
• Finnish: pasteija (fi)
• Irish: pastae m
• Spanish: paste (es) m

See also

• pie
• sausage roll

Anagrams

• Patsie, Pitsea, patesi, petasi, petsai, pietàs