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PASTIS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does pastis mean?
• PASTIS (noun)
The noun PASTIS has 1 sense:
1. similar to absinthe but containing no wormwood
Familiarity information: PASTIS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Similar to absinthe but containing no wormwood
Classified under:
Nouns denoting foods and drinks
Hypernyms ("pastis" is a kind of...):
cordial; liqueur (strong highly flavored sweet liquor usually drunk after a meal)
Meronyms (substance of "pastis"):
anise; anise seed; aniseed (liquorice-flavored seeds, used medicinally and in cooking and liquors)
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