pasty
/ˈpæsti/noun
उच्चारण पैस्टी
पेस्टी (मांस या सब्ज़ी भरा, सेंका हुआ पेस्ट्री का पकवान)
Core word
noun
- 1
[C] British
a small pie made of pastry folded around a filling of meat, vegetables or cheese, and baked
पेस्टी (मांस या सब्ज़ी भरा, सेंका हुआ पेस्ट्री का पकवान)
- a Cornish pasty
- We bought hot pasties at the station.
- She bought a cheese and onion pasty for lunch on the train.
+ 2 more examples
- The pasty was still hot from the oven.
- A traditional pasty has a thick, crimped edge.
adjective/ˈpeɪsti/
- 1
(of a person's face or skin) pale and looking unhealthy
पीला, फीका, बीमार-सा (चेहरा)
- He looked pasty after weeks in hospital.
- a pasty complexion
- You look pasty; have you been sleeping enough?
+ 2 more examples
- His pasty face showed how ill he had been.
- Months of night shifts had left the nurse looking pasty and tired.
§Grammar and usage
The noun meaning a small pie rhymes with 'nasty', but the adjective meaning pale is said like 'paste' with -y added.
छोटे पकवान वाला noun 'nasty' की तुक में बोला जाता है, लेकिन पीले चेहरे वाला adjective 'paste' में -y जोड़कर बोला जाता है।