pastis

See also: pastís and paŝtis

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French pastis.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /pæsˈtiːs/, /pæsˈtɪs/

Noun

pastis (countable and uncountable, plural pastises)

A liqueur containing aniseed.

Further reading

pastis on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Occitan pastis or Old Occitan pastis, pastitz, from Vulgar Latin *pasticium, from Late Latin pasta. Compare Italian pasticcio. Cf. also pâtisser, pastiche.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /pas.tis/

Noun

pastis m (plural pastis)

pastis
(South East of France) mess, difficult situation

Synonyms

jaune, pastaga
imbroglio, embrouillamini, bordel

Further reading

“pastis” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Anagrams

pissât, pistas

Latin

Participle

pastīs

dative masculine plural of pastus
dative feminine plural of pastus
dative neuter plural of pastus
ablative masculine plural of pastus
ablative neuter plural of pastus
ablative feminine plural of pastus

Spanish

Noun

pastis m (plural pastis)

pastis

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