pastel
cake
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A baked sweet or savory dish, most often a cake
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pastry
baked item made from dough
Pastel means cake and is related to the English word pastry0, since a cake is a big, fancy pastry.
pastel
cake
A sweet baked dessert, usually round and layered with frosting.
Mi hermana preparó un pastel de chocolate para su cumpleañosMy sister made a chocolate cake for her birthday
Cortamos el pastel después de cantarWe cut the cake after singing
pie (savory)
A savory baked dish held together by a crust or a layer on top. Spanish treats these the same way it treats a cake, since both are things baked in a dish.
Preparé un pastel de carne para la cenaI made a meat pie for dinner
El pastel de papa quedó dorado por encimaThe potato pie came out golden on top
pastry
A small sweet baked good sold at a bakery, the kind you eat by yourself in a few bites.
Compré varios pasteles en la panaderíaI bought several pastries at the bakery
Ese pastel de crema es mi favoritoThat cream pastry is my favorite
pastel
pastel
Light, airy versions of colors, and the soft sticks artists draw them with
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pastel
pale, light color
Spanish pastel is the same as the English word pastel0, which refers to pale, light colors and the soft art sticks that make them.
pastel
pastel (color)
Describes a color as the light, airy version of itself.
Pintamos la habitación de un verde pastelWe painted the room a pastel green
Su vestido era de tonos pastel muy suavesHer dress was in very soft pastel tones
pastel (art medium)
The soft drawing stick that lays down pale, light color. It also refers to a picture made with those sticks.
El artista trabaja sobre todo con pastelThe artist works mostly with pastel
Guarda sus pasteles en una caja de maderaShe keeps her pastels in a wooden box