Pasty — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

small meat pie or turnover

(usually used in the plural) one of a pair of adhesive patches worn to cover the nipples of exotic dancers and striptease performers

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/pˈæsti/

🇬🇧British English

/pˈasti/

🇮🇳Indian English

/pˈasti/

2 syllables Say it as /pˈæsti/.

Examples

he looked pasty and red-eyed
a complexion that had been pastelike was now chalky white

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

gummy viscid glutinous mucilaginous viscous pastelike gluey sticky

Parts of Speech

noun	small meat pie or turnover
noun	(usually used in the plural) one of a pair of adhesive patches worn to cover the nipples of exotic dancers and striptease performers
adjective	resembling paste in color; pallid “he looked pasty and red-eyed”
adjective	having the sticky properties of an adhesive

Word Forms

paste	noun	an adhesive made from water and flour or starch; used on paper and paperboard
glue	noun	cement consisting of a sticky substance that is used as an adhesive
gluiness	noun	the property of being cohesive and sticky
glueyness	noun	the property of being cohesive and sticky
gluten	noun	a protein substance that remains when starch is removed from cereal grains; gives cohesiveness to dough
glutinousness	noun	the property of having a viscosity like jelly
glutinosity	noun	the property of having a viscosity like jelly
gum	noun	cement consisting of a sticky substance that is used as an adhesive
gumminess	noun	the property of being cohesive and sticky
mucilage	noun	cement consisting of a sticky substance that is used as an adhesive
stickiness	noun	the property of sticking to a surface
viscidness	noun	the property of being cohesive and sticky
viscidity	noun	the property of being cohesive and sticky

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

pastös

kleine Fleischpastete oder Teigtaschen

🇫🇷French

pâteux

petite tourte à la viande ou chausson

🇪🇸Spanish

pastoso

pastel de carne pequeño o empanada

🇮🇹Italian

pastoso

piccola torta di carne o fatturato

🇳🇱Dutch

pasteitje

kleine vleespastei of omzet

🇵🇹Portuguese

pastoso

torta de carne pequena ou volume de negócios

🇷🇺Russian

тестообразный

небольшой мясной пирог или оборот

India

🇮🇳Hindi

लेई की तरह की

छोटा मांस पाई या टर्नओवर

🇧🇩Bengali

পেস্টি

ছোট মাংস পাই বা টার্নওভার

🇮🇳Tamil

பேஸ்டி

சிறிய இறைச்சி பை அல்லது விற்றுமுதல்

🇮🇳Telugu

పేస్ట్రీ

చిన్న మాంసం పై లేదా టర్నోవర్

🇮🇳Marathi

पेस्टी

लहान मांस पाई किंवा उलाढाल

🇮🇳Gujarati

પેસ્ટી

નાની માંસ પાઇ અથવા ટર્નઓવર

🇮🇳Kannada

ಪೇಸ್ಟಿ

ಸಣ್ಣ ಮಾಂಸ ಪೈ ಅಥವಾ ವಹಿವಾಟು

🇮🇳Malayalam

പേസ്റ്റി

ചെറിയ മാംസം പൈ അല്ലെങ്കിൽ വിറ്റുവരവ്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਪੇਸਟੀ

ਛੋਟੀ ਮੀਟ ਪਾਈ ਜਾਂ ਟਰਨਓਵਰ

🇵🇰Urdu

پیسٹی

چھوٹے گوشت کی پائی یا کاروبار

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

糊状的

小肉饼或营业额

🇯🇵Japanese

ペースト状の

小さなミートパイまたは売上高

🇰🇷Korean

풀 같은

작은 고기 파이 또는 회전율

🇻🇳Vietnamese

nhão

bánh thịt nhỏ hoặc doanh thu

🇹🇭Thai

ซีดขาว

พายเนื้อขนาดเล็กหรือการหมุนเวียน

🇮🇩Indonesian

pucat

pai daging kecil atau omset

🇵🇭Filipino

matamis

maliit na meat pie o turnover

🇲🇾Malay

pedas

pai daging kecil atau perolehan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

فطيرة

فطيرة لحم صغيرة أو دوران

🇮🇷Persian

خمیری

پای گوشت کوچک یا چرخش

🇹🇷Turkish

hamur gibi

küçük etli börek veya ciro

🇮🇱Hebrew

דָבִיק

פשטידת בשר קטנה או מחזור

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