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   pastille

   /ˈpast(ɪ)l/

   noun

   • 1. a small sweet or lozenge: British "fruit pastilles"
   • 2. a small pellet of aromatic paste burnt as a perfume or deodorizer: "a perforated bowl used for burning sweet-smelling pastilles"

   Word Origin late Middle English: via French pastille and Spanish pastilla from Latin pastillus ‘little loaf, lozenge’, diminutive from panis ‘loaf’.

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