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How to pronounce pastille in English?

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Synonyms cough drop, pastil, troche
Type of lozenge

Examples of pastille

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The cinnamon-scented Moroccan pastille takes the local duck to a whole new level.
From the theepochtimes.com
Lush, smooth and powerful, offering juicy, fairly deep red fruit and floral pastille flavors.
From the ocregister.com
There's a fish pastille with sauce going on, too, and a rosewater meringue filled with dates and nuts.
From the post-gazette.com
Flip the pastille mixture out of the tin and on to the sugar-covered paper, and carefully peel off the backing paper.
From the guardian.co.uk
The main courses comprise exotic fare such as the outstanding, unique, and traditional seafood pastille, and succulent lamb ribs and tagines.
From the theepochtimes.com
Still youthfully dark in colour, this has a rich blackcurrant pastille character, chewy tannins and some savoury black olive character coming through on the finish.
From the guardian.co.uk
More examples
  • Cough drop: a medicated lozenge used to soothe the throat
  • Pastilles are a type of candy or medicinal pill made of a thick liquid that has been solidified and is meant to be consumed by light chewing and allowing it to dissolve in the mouth. They are also used to describe certain forms of incense.
  • A soft flavoured candy; 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; A small granular half spheroid piece of material
  • A small mass of aromatic paste for fumigating or scenting the air of a room