pastille

C2 Topic:General Vocabulary

US /pæsˈtil/ UK /ˈpæst(ɪ)l/ See IPA manual

Freq #200156

Meanings

1

noun
a small medicated lozenge sucked to soothe the throat or release medicinal vapors

She dissolved a menthol pastille slowly to ease her sore throat.
2

noun
a small aromatic pellet burned to perfume or fumigate a room

The nurse burned a lavender pastille to mask the hospital odor.
3

noun
a small, usually round and flattened tablet or piece of candy

Each tin contained a row of fruit-flavored pastilles.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · a small medicated lozenge... lozengecough droptroche

2 noun · a small aromatic pellet... incense pelletfumigantaromatic tablet

3 noun · a small, usually round and... tablet candy pellet

Word family

Forms pastilles

Derived forms pastillationpastillatorpastilled

Related forms pastelpastillalozenge incense

Etymology

Through French pastille from Latin pastillus or pastillum, 'small roll, pellet, or lozenge.' The word has long covered compressed sweets and medicines as well as fragrant pellets burned to scent the air. It is historically related to pastel and several Romance words for paste-shaped tablets.

Topics

General Vocabulary

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# pastille

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /pæsˈtil/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈpæst(ɪ)l/
**Frequency rank:** 200156

## Meanings
1. a small medicated lozenge sucked to soothe the throat or release medicinal vapors
2. a small aromatic pellet burned to perfume or fumigate a room
3. a small, usually round and flattened tablet or piece of candy

## Examples
- She dissolved a menthol pastille slowly to ease her sore throat.
- The nurse burned a lavender pastille to mask the hospital odor.
- Each tin contained a row of fruit-flavored pastilles.

## Synonyms
- lozenge
- cough drop
- troche
- incense pellet
- aromatic tablet
- tablet
- candy
- pellet

## Derived Forms
- pastillation
- pastillator
- pastilled

## Related Forms
- pastel
- pastilla
- lozenge
- incense

## Etymology
Through French pastille from Latin pastillus or pastillum, 'small roll, pellet, or lozenge.' The word has long covered compressed sweets and medicines as well as fragrant pellets burned to scent the air. It is historically related to pastel and several Romance words for paste-shaped tablets.

## Topics
- General Vocabulary

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