pastel
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Etymology 1
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
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈpæstl̩/
Audio (Southern England): (file) - (General American) IPA(key): /pæsˈtɛl/
- Rhymes: -æstəl, -ɛl
- Hyphenation: past‧el
Noun
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
- (drawing; crayon): pastille (nonstandard, obsolete)
Translations
any of several subdued tints of colors
drawing made with these colors
type of dried paste
crayon made from such a paste
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Etymology 2
Borrowed from Spanish pastel, ultimately the same word as Etymology 1.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pæsˈtɛl/, /pɑsˈtɛl/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
Noun
pastel (countable and uncountable, plural pastels or pasteles)
Anagrams
Noun
pastel m (plural pasteles)
- cake (a sweet dessert)
Pronunciation
Noun
pastel m inan
Declension
Declension of pastel (hard masculine inanimate)
Further reading
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
Noun
pastel c (singular definite pastellen, plural indefinite pasteller)
Inflection
| common gender |
Singular | Plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | pastel | pastellen | pasteller | pastellerne |
| genitive | pastels | pastellens | pastellers | pastellernes |
Declension of pastel
Etymology
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
Noun
pastel m (plural pastels)
Derived terms
Related terms
Descendants
Further reading
- “pastel”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Noun
pastel f (plural pasteis)
Further reading
- “pastel”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, since 2012
Etymology
From Medieval Latin pastellum (“dough, paste”), from Latin pasta (“dough, paste”), ultimately from Ancient Greek πάστη (pástē, “dough, paste”). Doublet of pasta.
Pronunciation
Noun
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.
Related terms
Further reading
- “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.
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
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
Declension
Declension of pastel
Derived terms
nouns
- pastelista
- pastelistka
- pasteloza
Related terms
adverbs
- pastelowo
nouns
- pastelowość