pastel
Spanish, noun/pasˈtel/
pastel is spelled P-A-S-T-E-L (6 letters) and appears 11 times per million words in written Spanish, the 6,766th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Pastel is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “pastry” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Masa con base de harina utilizada para envolver ingredientes dulces o salados”.
What does pastel mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinepastry
- 2
masculinecake; pie
- 3
masculinepastel
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Masa con base de harina utilizada para envolver ingredientes dulces o salados. 2. Lápiz en forma de barra que contiene colorantes. 3. Técnica de pintura en la que se utilizan lápices blandos. 4. Texto usado en diseño gráfico para simular el espacio. Un elemento para dibujar y pintar.
adjective: 1. Tonalidad suave de un color. 2. Persona de carácter simplón. 3. Persona baja y rechoncha.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of pastel
- pasteles plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce pastel?
- /pasˈtel/
- [pasˈt̪el]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to pastel
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is pastel in Spanish?
pastel appears 11 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).