pastel

Etymology 1

Borrowed from French pastel, from Italian pastello (“pastel”), from Medieval Latin pastellum (“dough, paste”), from Latin pasta (“dough, paste”), ultimately from Ancient Greek πάστη (pástē, “dough, paste”). Doublet of pastille and pastegh.

noun

1. (color) Any of several subdued tints of colors, usually associated with pink, peach, yellow, green, blue, and lavender
2. (art) A drawing made with any of those colors.
3. A type of dried paste used to make crayons.
4. A crayon made from such a paste.
5. Woad.
   Wool was dyed in the pastel vat.

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Spanish pastel.

noun

1. A traditional dish in various Latin American countries, resembling a tamale, pasty, or calzone.