pasteli

pa·ste·li
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UK, contemporary/paˈstɛ.liː//pæˈstɛ.liː/Canada, US/pæˈstɛ.li/Australia/pæˈste.liː/

noun

A Greek/Cypriot confection made from sesame seeds and honey.

OriginGreek παστέλι →
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Meanings

nounpasteli (plural pastelia)

plural pastelia

  1. A Greek/Cypriot confection made from sesame seeds and honey.

Origin

  1. Greekπαστέλι
  2. Englishpasteli

Borrowed from Greek παστέλι (pastéli).

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Translations

German Pasteli
  • Pastelisesame and honey dessert
Greek παστέλι, παστέλια
  • παστέλι (pastéli)sesame and honey dessert
  • παστέλια (pastélia)sesame and honey dessert
Italian pastèli
  • pastèlisesame and honey dessert

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with pasteli

kellyDelhibellyjellydeliShelleyteleshellyElliemeleesmellytellyMellyHelleTorricelliwellysellyPellytagliatellecellyMelliefelloegwellyrellie
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Anagrams

pilatestalipespsilate
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APA

pasteli. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pasteli

MLA

“pasteli.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pasteli. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pasteli,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pasteli.

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