pastille

French

noun
Definitions
  • (archaic) small roll of dough containing fragrant ingredients baked in order to perfume the air
  • pastillepastille, lozenge, drop (medicinal or candy)
  • lozenge-shaped figure in a design
  • The conductive part of a printed circuit board that components are fixed to

Etymology

Derived from Spanish, Castilian pastilla (small roll of fragrant dough) derived from Latin pastellum (dough, paste).

Origin

Latin

pastellum

Gloss

dough, paste

Concept
Semantic Field

Food and drink

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

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