English

Pastel crayons

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈpæstəl/
• (US) IPA^(key): /pæsˈtɛl/
• Rhymes: -æstəl

Noun

pastel ‎(countable and uncountable, plural pastels)

1. Any of several subdued tints of colors, usually associated with pink, peach, yellow, green, blue and lavender
2. A drawing made with any of those colors.
3. A type of dried paste used to make crayons.
4. A crayon made from such a paste.

Translations

Etymology 2

Borrowing from Spanish pastel.

Noun

pastel ‎(plural pasteles)

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

Anagrams

• palest, petals, plates, pleats, septal, staple, tepals

Asturian

Noun

pastel m ‎(plural pasteles)

1. cake (a sweet dessert)

Danish

Etymology

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”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pastɛl/, [pʰaˈsd̥ɛlˀ]

Noun

pastel c (singular definite pastellen, plural indefinite pasteller)

1. pastel

Inflection

French

Etymology

From Italian pastello ‎(“pastel”), from Medieval Latin pastellum ‎(“dough, paste”), from Latin pasta ‎(“dough, paste”), ultimately from Ancient Greek πάστη ‎(pástē, “dough, paste”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pas.tɛl/

Noun

pastel m ‎(plural pastels)

1. pastel

Derived terms

• pastelliste

Related terms

• pâte
• pastille

Portuguese

Etymology

From Italian pastello.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /pasˈtɛw/
• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɐʃˈtɛɫ/
• Rhymes: -ɛw

Noun

pastel m (plural pastéis)

1. crayon
2. a fried pastry made of wheat flour, filled with cheese, meat or other fillings; comparable to German Teigtaschen.

Hyponyms

• pastel de vento

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pasˈtel/

Etymology

From Old French pastel.

Noun

pastel m ‎(plural pasteles)

1. cake, pie, pastry

Derived terms

• pastelero
• pastelería
• pastelito
• pastelillo

Synonyms

• torta