Main Entry: pas·tille

Pronunciation: \pas-ˈtēl\

Variant(s): also pas·til \ˈpas-t^əl\

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