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pastille.

small roll of dough containing fragrant ingredients baked in order to perfume the air

8 characters3 syllables approx.Français language

Meaning & usage

noun/pas.tij/
  1. small roll of dough containing fragrant ingredients baked in order to perfume the air

    archaic · feminine
  2. pastille, lozenge, drop (medicinal or candy)

    feminine
    J'ai acheté des pastilles contre la toux.
  3. lozenge-shaped figure in a design

    feminine
  4. the conductive part of a printed circuit board that components are fixed to

    feminine
Where this word comes from

From Spanish pastilla (“small roll of fragrant dough”), from Latin pastellum (“dough, paste”), a diminutive form of pasta (“dough, paste”). Doublet of pastel.

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