Pastille

Pronunciation

• IPA: /pæs.ˈtil/

Origin

The sweets are named after Italian confectioner Giovanni Pastilla who made them for Marie de Medici.

Noun

1. A soft flavoured candy.
2. A medicinal pill, originally compressed herbs. A throat pastille is a large candy-like lozenge, which, when sucked, releases oils to soothe a sore throat and sometimes vapors to help unblock the nose or sinuses.
3. A small granular half spheroid piece of material.

Related terms

• pastillation
• pastillator

Anagrams

• palliest, stipella