n.
Pronunciation: pas- ' t ē l
Variant: also pas · til \ ' pas-t ə l \
Function: noun
Etymology: French pastille, from Latin pastillus small loaf, lozenge; akin to Latin panis bread ― more at FOOD
Date: 1658
1 : a small mass of aromatic paste for fumigating or scenting the air of a room
2 : LOZENGE 3