pastis

pas·tis

P p

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [pa-stees; French pas-tees]
- /pæˈstis; French pasˈtis/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [pa-stees; French pas-tees]
- /pæˈstis; French pasˈtis/

Definitions of pastis word

noun pastis a yellowish, anise-based liqueur originally made in Marseilles and similar to absinthe but containing no wormwood. 1
noun pastis an anise-flavoured alcoholic drink 0
noun pastis a French liqueur flavored with licorice and aniseed 0

See all 3 definitions of pastis

Information block about the term

Origin of pastis

First appearance:

before 1925

One of the 11% newest English words

1925-30; < French < Provençal; Old Provençal pastitz pastry, pâté < Vulgar Latin *pastīcius; see pasticcio, patisserie

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Pastis

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Pastis

pastis popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 66% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

pastis usage trend in Literature

This diagram is provided by Google Ngram Viewer