pastis
French, noun/pas.tis/
pastis is spelled P-A-S-T-I-S (6 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written French, the 35,423rd most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Pastis is a French masculine noun meaning “pastis” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Situation embarrassante, compliquée ou confuse”.
What does pastis mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinepastis
- 2
masculinemess (difficult situation)
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Situation embarrassante, compliquée ou confuse. 2. Boisson anisée typique du Sud de la France qui se boit augmentée d’eau fraîche. 3. Gâteau composé de pâte feuilletée très fine, garni intérieurement de pommes ou de poires. 4. Brioche parfumée à l’eau de fleur d'oranger, à la vanille ou au rhum.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
How do you pronounce pastis?
- /pas.tis/
- \pas.tis\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (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 French?
pastis appears about once in every 1 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).