pastej

Swedish

(1) Sandwiches with liver pâté.

(2) Two mazarins, filled with an almond paste.

(3) Three types of walltower.

Etymology

Borrowed from Low German pasteie. Attested since 1538.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pastɛj/
• Rhymes: -ɛj

Noun

pastej c

1. pâté

   Hyponyms: böcklingpastej (“red herring pâté”), kycklingpastej (“chicken pâté”), laxpastej (“salmon pâte”), leverpastej (“liver pâté”)

2. a tart, filled with a savory pâté or sweet paste

   Hyponyms: (savory): kycklingpastej, köttpastej, laxpastej, ostpastej, (sweet): cubamazarin, katalan, mazarin

   Meronyms: pastejbotten, pastejfyllning

3. Alternative spelling of postej (“walltower”).

Declension

Declension of pastej
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	pastej	pastejen	pastejer	pastejerna
Genitive	pastejs	pastejens	pastejers	pastejernas

References

• pastej in Svensk ordbok (SO)