wastel en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈwɒstəl/ (UK)
- /ˈwɑstəl/ (General-American)
Etymology
From Middle English wastel, from Old French wastel, gastel (> French gâteau), from Late Latin wastellum, from Frankish *wastil, perhaps from Proto-Germanic *wistiz (“sustenance, food”), from Proto-Indo-European *wes- (“to be”). Cognate with Middle High German wastel (“a kind of bread”). Compare Old High German wist (“food”) and Old English wist (“food”). Doublet of gateau.
Meanings
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(countable, historical, uncountable) A kind of fine white bread or cake.
the simnel bread and wastel cakes, which were only used at the tables of the highest nobility
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Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| wastels | Number=Plur | lexicographic |