el
masculine
/pasˈtel/
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Translation
cake
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
chocolate .
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.
¿ trozo ?
Would you like a piece of cake?
favorito.
Apple cake is my favourite.
Used in
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