pastej

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Swedish

(1) Sandwiches with liver pâté.
(2) Two mazarins, filled with an almond paste.
(3) Three types of walltower.

Etymology

Borrowed from Low German pasteie. Attested since 1538.

Pronunciation

Noun

pastej c

  1. pâté
  2. (archaic) a pie, a tart (either savory or sweet)
    Synonym: paj
    • 1898 February 18, John Skysail, “XI. När kocken kom i land”, in Från denna och andra sidan linien, quoted in Bohusläningen, page 3:
      Här funno vi före oss ett 20-tal sjömän, de flesta tillhörande engelska nationen. Sedan en bastant middag, bestående af rostbiff med färsk potatis, färsk soppa och s. k. »pie» (= paj, ett slags pastej eller bakelseverk) till efterrätt, blifvit vederbörligen inmundigad, beslöto jag och min kamrat att göra en liten tur ut i staden frampå eftermiddagen, []
      Here we found ourselves among some twenty sailors, most of them belonging to the English nation. After a substantial dinner, consisting of roast beef with new potatoes, fresh soup, and what is called "pie" (=paj, a sort of pie or confection) for dessert, had been duly consumed, my companion and I decided to take a short tour of the town in the afternoon,
  3. Alternative spelling of postej (walltower).

Declension

Derived terms

(pâte):

(pie; tart):

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