pastelo

See also: paŝtelo

Esperanto

Etymology

Derived from French pastille, derived from Spanish pastilla, derived from Italian pastìglia, all derived from Latin pastellum (seal made of wax), diminutive of Latin pasta (paste). Doublet of pasteto and pasto.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pasˈtelo/
  • Rhymes: -elo
  • Hyphenation: pas‧te‧lo

Noun

pastelo (accusative singular pastelon, plural pasteloj, accusative plural pastelojn)

  1. (medicine, pharmacy) lozenge, pastille (often round and somewhat flat flavoured candy or sweet)
    Hypernym: kuracilo
    • 1928, Eliza Orzeszkowa, “Ĉaptiro IV. [4.] [Chapter IV. [4.]]”, in Bein, Kazimierz, transl., La Interromita Kanto [The Interrupted Song]‎[1], Parizo: Esperantista Centra Librejo, published 1928, archived from the original on 1 July 2022:
      Li forte ektusis. Ambaŭ fratinoj rapidis al li, alportis akvon, teon, pastelojn, [] la atako ne longe daŭris [].
      [original: Zaczął bardzo kaszlać, obie córki rzuciły się do niego z wodą, herbatą, pastylkami, [] atak prędko minął [].]
      He began to cough violently, both daughters rushed to him with water, tea, and lozenges, [] the attack quickly passed [].
    • 2009 November 22, "Xqbot" k. a. kontribuintoj de Vikipedio, “Espreso”, in Vikipedio, la libera enciklopedio[2] (encyclopedia), Vikimedio, retrieved 30 June 2025, Recepto de preparado:
      Oni metas 6-8 gramojn (unu supkulero) de muelita kafo en specialan ĉelon de kafmaŝino, kie la muelaĵo premiĝas ĝis formo de plata pastelo. Poste tra la pastelo tralasiĝas premita akvo, varmigita ĝis temperaturo 90-92 °C.
      6–8 grams (one tablespoon) of ground coffee is placed in a special chamber of a coffee machine, where the grounds are pressed into a flat pastille. Then, pressurized water, heated to a temperature of 90–92 °C, is passed through the pastille.

Usage notes

Not to be confused with paŝtelo (crayon), whose synonym is krajono.

See also

Further reading

Ido

Etymology

Borrowed from Esperanto paŝteloLatin pastellumAncient Greek πάστη (pástē)English pastelFrench pastelGerman PastellItalian pastelloRussian пасте́ль (pastélʹ)Spanish pastel.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pasˈtelo/
  • Rhymes: -elo
  • Hyphenation: pas‧te‧lo

Noun

pastelo (plural pasteli)

  1. pastel (crayon made from such a paste)

Derived terms

  • pastelpiktar

Further reading

  • pastelo in Ido-English Dictionary by L.H. Dyer, 1924