pastille
[/pæˈstɪl/ or /ˈpæstəl/]
nounfemininepl: pastilles
pastilha
1. A small round sweet or lozenge, often medicated
She sucked on a mint pastille to freshen her breath.
Ela chupava uma pastilha de menta para refrescar o hálito.
2. A small tablet or pellet of medicine
The doctor recommended throat pastilles for the cough.
O médico recomendou pastilhas para a garganta para a tosse.
3. In art and decoration, a small ornamental tablet or disk
The ceiling was decorated with ornamental pastilles.
O teto era decorado com pastilhas ornamentais.
In Brazil, pastilhas are widely used and culturally significant as everyday throat lozenges and breath mints. They are commonly found in pharmacies and convenience stores. In Portugal, the term also refers to decorative ceramic tiles used in traditional azulejo work. The word has a more formal, medicinal connotation in Portuguese-speaking countries compared to the English 'pastille,' which can refer to any small sweet.
Related Idioms & Phrases
pastille de hortelã (mint pastille - common phrase)
pastilha para a garganta (throat lozenge - common phrase)
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