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pastel

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Scrabble points
8
Words With Friends
10
Letters
6
Pronunciation
/ˈpæstl̩/
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/ˈpæstl̩/ · /pæsˈtɛl/ · /pɑsˈtɛl/

Definition of pastel

7 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (countable, uncountable)Any of several subdued tints of colors, usually associated with pink, peach, yellow, green, blue, and lavender.
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noun

  1. (countable, uncountable)Any of several subdued tints of colors, usually associated with pink, peach, yellow, green, blue, and lavender.
  2. (countable, uncountable)A drawing made with any of those colors.
  3. (countable, uncountable)A type of dried paste used to make crayons.
  4. (countable, uncountable)A crayon made from such a paste.
  5. (countable, uncountable)Woad.
    “Wool was dyed in the pastel vat.”
  6. (countable, uncountable)A traditional dish in various Latin American countries and in Indonesia, resembling a tamale, pasty, or calzone.
  7. (countable, uncountable)A Filipino stew made with vegetables, sausages, and chicken or other meat in a creamy sauce.

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Etymology

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.

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