"pastel" meaning in French

See pastel in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /pas.tɛl/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-Lyokoï-pastel.wav Forms: pastels [plural]
Etymology: From Italian pastello (“pastel”), from Medieval Latin pastellum (“dough, paste”), from Latin pasta (“dough, paste”), ultimately from Ancient Greek πάστη (pástē, “dough, paste”). Doublet of pastille. Etymology templates: {{der|fr|it|pastello||pastel}} Italian pastello (“pastel”), {{der|fr|ML.|pastellum||dough, paste}} Medieval Latin pastellum (“dough, paste”), {{der|fr|la|pasta||dough, paste}} Latin pasta (“dough, paste”), {{der|fr|grc|πάστη||dough, paste}} Ancient Greek πάστη (pástē, “dough, paste”), {{doublet|fr|pastille}} Doublet of pastille Head templates: {{fr-noun|m}} pastel m (plural pastels)
  1. (botany) woad Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-pastel-fr-noun-acnoA5rd Categories (other): Botany, French entries with incorrect language header, Writing instruments Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 45 55 Disambiguation of Writing instruments: 84 16 Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences
  2. (art) pastel Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-pastel-fr-noun-GjoiZg9x Categories (other): Art, French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 45 55 Topics: art, arts
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: pastelliste Related terms: pâte, pastille

Inflected forms

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      "text": "→ Indonesian: pastel"
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