/ ˈpæstəl; NAmE pæˈstiːl/ noun
( especially BrE ) a small sweet / candy that you suck, especially one that is flavoured with fruit or that contains medicine for a sore throat :
fruit pastilles
throat pastilles
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WORD ORIGIN
mid 17th cent.: from French , from Latin pastillus little loaf, lozenge, from panis loaf.