pastel

== English == === 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/ (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. ===== Alternative forms ===== (drawing; crayon): pastille (nonstandard, obsolete) ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 2 === Borrowed from Spanish pastel, ultimately the same word as Etymology 1. ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /pæsˈtɛl/, /pɑsˈtɛl/ ==== Noun ==== pastel (countable and uncountable, plural pastels or pasteles) A traditional dish in various Latin American countries and in Indonesia, resembling a tamale, pasty, or calzone. A Filipino stew made with vegetables, sausages, and chicken or other meat in a creamy sauce. === Anagrams === tepals, Stapel, septal, Staple, peltas, Patels, palest, Pleats, leptas, plates, petals, staple, palets, patels, pleats == Asturian == === Noun === pastel m (plural pasteles) cake (a sweet dessert) == Czech == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈpastɛl] === Noun === pastel m inan pastel ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “pastel”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957 “pastel”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989 “pastel”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2026 == 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) 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”). Doublet of pastille. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /pas.tɛl/ === Noun === pastel m (plural pastels) (botany) woad (art) pastel ==== Derived terms ==== pastelliste ==== Related terms ==== pâte pastille ==== Descendants ==== → English: pastel → Danish: pastel → Dutch: pastel → Indonesian: pastel → Romanian: pastel === Further reading === “pastel”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Galician == === Noun === pastel f (plural pasteis) cake === Further reading === “pastel”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026 == Indonesian == === Pronunciation === (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈpastɛl/ [ˈpas.t̪ɛl] Syllabification: pas‧tel === Etymology 1 === From Portuguese pastel (“a type of pastry”). Doublet of pasta. ==== Noun ==== pastel (plural pastel-pastel) (cooking) a type of fried curry puff, similar to empanada === Etymology 2 === From Dutch pastel, from French pastel, from Italian pastello. Related to the first etymology. ==== Noun ==== pastel (plural pastel-pastel) pastel (type of dried paste) pastel (drawing made with these paste) pastel (any of several subdued tints of colors) Synonym: malis === Further reading === “pastel”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016 == Polish == === Etymology === Borrowed from French pastel. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈpas.tɛl/ Rhymes: -astɛl Syllabification: pas‧tel === 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 ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “pastel”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎[1] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN “pastel”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎[2] (in Polish) pastel in PWN's encyclopedia == Portuguese == === Pronunciation === Rhymes: (Portugal) -ɛl, (Brazil) -ɛw Hyphenation: pas‧tel === Etymology 1 === Borrowed from Italian pastello. ==== Noun ==== pastel m (plural pastéis) crayon === Etymology 2 === Borrowed from Old French pastel (modern pâte). ==== Noun ==== pastel m (plural pastéis) a fried pastry made of wheat flour, filled with cheese, meat or other fillings; comparable to German Teigtaschen ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Descendants ===== → Indonesian: pastel === References === === Further reading === “pastel”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from French pastel, from Italian pastello. === Noun === pastel n (plural pasteluri) pastel ==== Declension ==== == Spanish == === Etymology === From Old French pastel. Cognate with English pastel. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /pasˈtel/ [pasˈt̪el] Rhymes: -el Syllabification: pas‧tel === Noun === pastel m (plural pasteles) pastry cake; pie Synonyms: torta, tarta (art) pastel ==== Hyponyms ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “pastel”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025 === Anagrams === pastle, peltas, plaste == Tagalog == === Alternative forms === pastil — obsolete === Etymology === Borrowed from Spanish pastel, from Old French pastel, from Italian pastello, from Medieval Latin pastellum. === Pronunciation === (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /pasˈtel/ [pɐsˈt̪ɛl] Rhymes: -el Syllabification: pas‧tel === Noun === pastél (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜐ᜔ᜆᜒᜎ᜔) pie (pastry) (art) pastel (letterpress typography) pi (metal type that has been spilled) pastel (Filipino stew made with vegetables, sausages, and chicken or other meat in a creamy sauce) ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== See also ==== === Further reading === “pastel”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2025 “pastel”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018 Serrano Laktaw, Pedro (1914), Diccionario tagálog-hispano (overall work in Tagalog and Spanish), Intramuros, Manila: Ateneo de Manila., page 1043 San Buena Ventura, Fr. Pedro de (1613), Vocabulario de lengua tagala. El romance castellano puesto primero. Primera, y segunda parte.‎[3] (overall work in Early Modern Spanish and Classical Tagalog), as directed by Gov. Gen. Juan de Silva, Pila, Laguna: La noble Villa de Pila, por Tomás Pinpin y Domingo Loag., page 469: “Paſtel) Paſtil (pc) C. comida poco vſada” Cuadrado Muñiz, Adolfo (1972), Hispanismos en el tagalo: diccionario de vocablos de origen español vigentes en esta lengua filipina, Madrid: Oficina de Educación Iberoamericana, page 447