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- Dictionarypastille/ˈpast(ɪ)l/
noun
- 1. a small sweet or lozenge: British "fruit pastilles"
- 2. a small pellet of aromatic paste burnt as a perfume or deodorizer: "a perforated bowl used for burning sweet-smelling pastilles"
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A pastille is a small mass of aromatic paste for fumigating or scenting the air of a room, or a lozenge. Learn the etymology, history, and examples of pastille from the Merriam-Webster dictionary.
Pastille is a type of small round sweet that can be sucked or chewed, or a type of small round candy that can be sucked or chewed. Learn more about the meaning, pronunciation and usage of pastille with examples and translations.
A pastille is a type of sweet or medicinal pill made of a thick liquid that has been solidified and is meant to be consumed by light chewing and allowing it to dissolve in the mouth. The term is also used to describe certain forms of incense .
a small flavoured or medicated lozenge for chewing. an aromatic substance burnt to fumigate the air. med a small coated paper disc formerly used to estimate the dose or intensity of radiation (esp of X-rays): it changes colour when exposed. a variant of pastel.
A pastille is a small round candy that can be sucked or chewed, often for throat problems. Learn more about the meaning, usage and pronunciation of pastille, and see examples and translations in different languages.
A pastille is a small, round sweet or piece of candy that has a fruit flavour, or a lozenge with medicine. Learn more about the word origin, usage, and related terms from Collins English Dictionary.
noun. /ˈpæstəl/ /pæˈstiːl/ (especially British English) a small sweet that you eat by keeping it in your mouth, especially one that tastes of fruit or that contains medicine for a sore throat (= a painful throat because of an infection) fruit pastilles. throat pastilles. Topics Food c2. Oxford Collocations Dictionary. Word Origin.
