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