pastel en · NOUN · etymology 1
Pronunciation
- /ˈpæstl̩/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /pæsˈtɛl/ (General-American)
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
Etymology tree Ancient Greek πάσσω (pássō) Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Hellenic *-tós Ancient Greek -τός (-tós) Ancient Greek παστός (pastós) Ancient Greek παστά (pastá)bor. Latin pasta Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -lus Latin -ellus Latin pastellus Proto-Indo-European *-om Proto-Italic *-om Latin -um Latin pastellum Italian pastelloder. French pastelbor. English pastel 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.
Meanings
- (countable, uncountable) Any of several subdued tints of colors, usually associated with pink, peach, yellow, green, blue, and lavender.
- (countable, uncountable) A drawing made with any of those colors.
- (countable, uncountable) A type of dried paste used to make crayons.
- (countable, uncountable) A crayon made from such a paste.
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(countable, uncountable) Woad.
Wool was dyed in the pastel vat.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| pastels | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| pastille | alternative | lexicographic |
Deriveds
pastellist · pastelist · pastelly · pastellic
Translations (45)
bg пастел (crayon made from such a paste) · hu pasztell (any of several subdued tints of colors) · cs barevná křída (crayon made from such a paste) · cmn 粉彩 (type of dried paste) · fi pastellisävy (any of several subdued tints of colors) · bg пастел (drawing made with these colors) · pl pastel (any of several subdued tints of colors) · pt pastel (type of dried paste) · fi pastelliliitu (crayon made from such a paste) · fi pastellityö (drawing made with these colors) · hy պաստել (crayon made from such a paste) · pl pastel (drawing made with these colors) · tr pastel (any of several subdued tints of colors) · cmn 油畫棒 /油画棒 (crayon made from such a paste) · cs pastel (drawing made with these colors) · ko 파스텔 (crayon made from such a paste) · ru пасте́ль (any of several subdued tints of colors) · pl pastel (type of dried paste) · fr pastel (crayon made from such a paste) · vi phấn tiên (type of dried paste) · ka პასტელი (crayon made from such a paste) · es color pastel (any of several subdued tints of colors) · pt pastel (crayon made from such a paste) · pt pastel (any of several subdued tints of colors) · ja パステルカラー (any of several subdued tints of colors) · cmn 蠟筆 /蜡笔 (crayon made from such a paste) · pt pastel (drawing made with these colors) · cmn 粉画 (drawing made with these colors) · cs pastelová barva (any of several subdued tints of colors) · ru пасте́ль (crayon made from such a paste) · uk пасте́ль (crayon made from such a paste) · ja パステル (crayon made from such a paste) · be пастэ́ль (crayon made from such a paste) · ru пасте́ль (drawing made with these colors) · ru пасте́ль (type of dried paste) · yi פּאַסטעל (drawing made with these colors) · hy պաստել (any of several subdued tints of colors) · cmn 粉畫兒筆 /粉画儿笔 (crayon made from such a paste) · pl pastel (crayon made from such a paste) · yi פּאַסטעל־קרײַדל (crayon made from such a paste) · es tono pastel (any of several subdued tints of colors) · cmn 色素粉末 (type of dried paste) · de Pastellfarbe (any of several subdued tints of colors) · hu pasztellkréta (crayon made from such a paste) · fi pastelli (drawing made with these colors)