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pastel

cake

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pastel(

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A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g. el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).

masculine noun

1. (culinary)

a. cake

Necesito extracto de vainilla para hacer el glaseado del pastel.I need some vanilla extract to make the icing for the cake.

b. pie (with a pastry crust)

He comprado pastel de carne para la cena.I bought a meat pie for dinner.

c. pastry

Uso el horno sobre todo para hacer pasteles.I use the oven to bake pastries above all.

2. (fine arts)

a. pastel

La mayoría de su obra es al pastel y acuarelas.Most of his work is done with pastels and watercolors.

An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g. the big dog).

adjective

3. (color)

a. pastel

El interior de la casa estaba recién pintado de azul pastel.The interior of the house was freshly painted in a pastel blue.

pastel

An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g. the big dog).

adjective

1. (color)

a. pastel

colores pastelpastel colors

A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).

Noun

2. (culinary)

a. cake

3. (salado)

a. pie

pastel de bodaswedding cake

pastel de cumpleañosbirthday cake

pastel de manzanaapple pie

4. (art)

a. pastel

pintar al pastelto draw in pastels

5. (expresiones)

descubrir el pastelto let the cat out of the bag

repartirse el pastelto share things out

pastel

1 (Culin) (dulce) cake; [de carne] pie

pasteles pastry

singular

; (s) confectionery

singular

; (s)

repartirse el pastel to divide up the cake o pie; (EEUU)

pastel de boda wedding cake

pastel de cumpleaños birthday cake

pastel de choclo

2 (Arte) pastel

pintura al pastel pastel drawing

3 (chanchullo) scam (familiar)

se descubrió el pastel the scam came to light (familiar)

4 (chapuza) botch; mess

adjective

pastel

tono pastel pastel shade

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pastel de chocolate	chocolate cake
pastel de manzana	apple pie
pastel de nata	clotted cream cake
receta de pastel de chocolate	recipe for chocolate cake
reserva el pastel de cumpleaños de tu hijo hoy	order your child's birthday cake today
para hacer el pastel, necesitamos seis huevos, es decir, media	to make the cake, we need six eggs, that is, half a
dibujo al pastel	pastel
harina para pastel	cake mix
va a haber pastel de limón en la cena de hoy	lemon pie will be served at dinner tonight
el pastel de cumpleaños está en el refrigerador	the birthday cake is in the refrigerator
ella traería un pastel	she'd bring a cake
¿Va a haber pastel de limón en la cena de hoy?	Will lemon pie be served at dinner tonight?
un pastel de chocolate de regalo	a chocolate cake as a present
Rosario y Pepe me trajeron un pastel de chocolate de regalo	Rosario and Pepe brought me a chocolate cake as a present
pastel de carne	meat loaf
hay pastel de postre	we have cake for dessert
traes el pastel a la fiesta	you bring the cake to the party
pastel de pacana	pecan pie
pastel tres leches	tres leches cake
pastel de cumpleaños	birthday cake