pastis

[ pa-stees; French pas-tees ]

noun
  1. a yellowish, anise-based liqueur originally made in Marseilles and similar to absinthe but containing no wormwood.

Origin of pastis

1
1925–30; <French <Provençal; Old Provençal pastitz pastry, pâté <Vulgar Latin *pastīcius;see pasticcio, patisserie

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pastis

/ (pæˈstɪs, -ˈstiːs) /


noun
  1. an anise-flavoured alcoholic drink

Origin of pastis

1
from French, of uncertain origin

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