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Pronunciation / Transliteration: pestal
"उसने पेस्टल रंगों का उपयोग करके एक तस्वीर बनाई।"
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A crayon made of powdered pigments bound with gum or resin.
"She created a stunning portrait using soft pastels."
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Of a pale and soft shade of a color.
"The bedroom walls were painted in soothing pastel colors."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from French pastel, from Old Italian pastello, diminutive of pasta (paste), referring to the paste made from the woad plant or ground pigments used for drawing crayons.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "pastel" is said worldwide
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pastel
Transliteration: pastel
"Elle a dessiné un paysage au pastel."
Pastell
Transliteration: Pastell
"Das Zimmer ist in zarten Pastelltönen gehalten."
pastello
Transliteration: pastello
"Ha usato i pastelli per fare questo disegno."
pastel
Transliteration: pastel
"Prefiero los colores pastel para la sala de estar."
pastel
Transliteration: pastel
"Ela pintou o quadro usando tons de pastel."
पेस्टल
Transliteration: pestal
"उसने पेस्टल रंगों का उपयोग करके एक तस्वीर बनाई।"
粉彩
Transliteration: fěncǎi
"这间房间刷成了柔和的粉彩色。"
파스텔
Transliteration: paseutel
"그녀는 파스텔 톤의 옷을 입고 있었다."
パステル
Transliteration: pasuteru
"彼女はパステル調の色合いが好きです。"
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