pastel
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
From Latin pasta paste
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[edit] Noun
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pastel (plural pastels)
- Any of several subdued shades of colors, usually associated with pink, peach, yellow, green, blue and lavender
- A drawing made with any of those colors.
- A type of dried paste used to make crayons.
- A crayon made from such a paste.
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[edit] Danish
[edit] Etymology
From French pastel, Italian pastello (“‘pastel’”), from Mediaeval Latin pastellum (“‘dough, paste’”), from Latin pasta (“‘dough, paste’”).
[edit] Pronunciation
- IPA: /pastɛl/, [pʰaˈsd̥ɛlˀ]
[edit] Noun
pastel c. (singular definite pastellen, plural indefinite pasteller)
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Inflection of “pastel”
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| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative, dative and accusative | pastel | pastellen | pasteller | pastellerne |
| genitive | pastels | pastellens | pastellers | pastellernes |
[edit] Portuguese
[edit] Noun
pastel m (plural: pastéis)
- crayon
- a fried pastry made of wheat flour, filled with cheese, meat or other fillings; comparable to German Teigtaschen
[edit] Spanish
[edit] Noun
pastel m. (plural pasteles)
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