pastis
Spanish, noun[pasˈt̪is]
pastis is spelled P-A-S-T-I-S (6 letters) and appears about once in every 6 million words in written Spanish, the 96,067th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Pastis is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “pastis” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Licor típico de Francia que está hecho con fruto de anís. Es amarillento”.
What does pastis mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinepastis
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Licor típico de Francia que está hecho con fruto de anís. Es amarillento.
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.
How do you pronounce pastis?
- [pasˈt̪is]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to pastis
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is pastis in Spanish?
pastis appears about once in every 6 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).