el

/pasˈtel/

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Translation

cake

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Word origin

Borrowed from Old French pastel, from Late Latin pastellus, a diminutive of pasta ('paste, dough'), from Greek pasta ('barley porridge').

Origin
Latin
Root
pasta
English cognates
pastry, paste, pasta

Grammar

Gendermasculine
Pluralpasteles

Examples

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My mother makes a very tasty chocolate cake.

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The birthday cake has seven candles.

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We had cake after dinner.

¿ ?

Would you like a piece of cake?

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Apple cake is my favourite.

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This word is taught in chapter 15, lesson 1: pastel, prensa, natural and 7 more words.