Feminine

pastille

  1. (archaic, feminine) small roll of dough containing fragrant ingredients baked in order to perfume the air
  2. (feminine) pastille, lozenge, drop (medicinal or candy)
  3. (feminine) lozenge-shaped figure in a design
  4. (feminine) the conductive part of a printed circuit board that components are fixed to

Frequency

28k
Pronounced as (IPA)
/pas.tij/
Etymology

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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