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pasteles

pasteles is the plural of pastel.

Meaning of pastel

Noun (1)

pastel (countable and uncountable, plural pastels)

  1. Any of several subdued tints of colors, usually associated with pink, peach, yellow, green, blue, and lavender.
  2. A drawing made with any of those colors.
  3. A type of dried paste used to make crayons.
  4. A crayon made from such a paste.
  5. Woad.
    • Wool was dyed in the pastel vat.

Noun (2)

pastel (countable and uncountable, plural pastels or pasteles)

  1. A traditional dish in various Latin American countries and in Indonesia, resembling a tamale, pasty, or calzone.

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Questions about pasteles

What is pasteles the plural of?
Pasteles is the plural of pastel.

Words near pasteles in the dictionary

  1. pastel
  2. pastel de nata
  3. pastel de natas
  4. pasteler
  5. pastelers
  6. pasteles
  7. pasteless
  8. pasteli
  9. pastelike
  10. pastelist
  11. pastelists

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