pastil

Variant of pastille

noun

  1. a small tablet or lozenge containing medicine, flavoring, etc.
  2. a pellet of aromatic paste, burned for fumigating or deodorizing
  3. pastel for crayons
  4. a crayon of pastel

Origin: Fr < L pastillus, little roll, lozenge < base of pascere, to feed: see food

Also pastil
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