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pastel

cake, pastry

noun pahs-TEHL Rare
Food & Drink Dishes

Also means

pastel (color)

Usage Note

Pastel means a baked cake or pastry (pastel de cumpleaños, birthday cake) and also a pastel color (color pastel). In Spain a tarta is more common for layered celebration cakes; pastel often refers to smaller individual pastries. As a color adjective it is invariable: colores pastel.

Examples

"Compramos un pastel de chocolate para la fiesta."

Natural Translation

We bought a chocolate cake for the party.

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