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🇯🇵Japanese Source WordCode: JA

トローチ

Pronunciation / Transliteration: torōchi

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Pastille/pæˈstiːl/
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🇯🇵 Example Sentence in Japanese:

"でのどを潤すためにトローチをなめた。"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A small candy or medicated lozenge designed to be dissolved in the mouth.

    "She reached into her purse for a soothing eucalyptus pastille to calm her throat."
  2. 2

    A scented paste or dry powder formed into a small cone or pellet and burned as incense or a fumigant.

    "The room was filled with the subtle fragrance of a burning herbal pastille."
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Synonyms (3)
Antonyms & Contrasting Words (1)

Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the French word pastille, which traces back to the Latin pastillus, meaning a little loaf or lozenge, itself stemming from the Greek pasta meaning barley porridge. It entered the English language in the late 17th century, initially referring to a medicinal or aromatic lozenge, later expanding to include small flavored candies.

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