pasty

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun small meat pie or turnover
  2. noun (usually used in the plural) one of a pair of adhesive patches worn to cover the nipples of exotic dancers and striptease performers
  3. adjective resembling paste in color; pallid

Etymology

From paste + -y (adjectival suffix).

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