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pastis

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pas·tis  (p-sts)
n.
A French licorice-flavored liqueur, usually drunk as an apéritif.

[French, muddle, pastis, from Old Provençal pastitz, paste, pasty, from Vulgar Latin *pastcium; see patisserie.]

pastis [pæˈstɪs -ˈstiːs]
n
(Miscellaneous Technologies / Brewing) an anise-flavoured alcoholic drink
[from French, of uncertain origin]
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Noun1.pastis - similar to absinthe but containing no wormwood
anise seed, aniseed, anise - liquorice-flavored seeds, used medicinally and in cooking and liquors
cordial, liqueur - strong highly flavored sweet liquor usually drunk after a meal


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