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Pastel

//ˈpæstl̩// noun

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    delicate and pale in color wordnet
  2. 2
    lacking in body or vigor wordnet
Noun
  1. 1
    Any of several subdued tints of colors, usually associated with pink, peach, yellow, green, blue, and lavender. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    A traditional dish in various Latin American countries and in Indonesia, resembling a tamale, pasty, or calzone. countable, uncountable
  3. 3
    any of various pale or light colors wordnet
  4. 4
    A drawing made with any of those colors. countable, uncountable
  5. 5
    A Filipino stew made with vegetables, sausages, and chicken or other meat in a creamy sauce. countable, uncountable
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  1. 6
    A type of dried paste used to make crayons. countable, uncountable
  2. 7
    A crayon made from such a paste. countable, uncountable
  3. 8
    Woad. countable, uncountable

    "Wool was dyed in the pastel vat."

Etymology

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.

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Spanish pastel, ultimately the same word as Etymology 1.

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