pastej

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Swedish

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(1) Sandwiches with liver pâté.
(2) Two mazarins, filled with an almond paste.
(3) Three types of walltower.

Etymology

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Borrowed from Low German pasteie. Attested since 1538.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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pastej c

  1. pâté
  2. (archaic) a pie, a tart (either savory or sweet)
    Synonym: paj
    • 1898 February 18, John Skysail, “XI. När kocken kom i land [XI. When the cook came ashore]”, in Från denna och andra sidan linien [From this and the other side of the line], quoted in Bohusläningen, page 3:
      Här funno vi före oss ett 20-tal sjömän, de flesta tillhörande engelska nationen. Sedan en bastant middag, bestående af rostbiff med färsk potatis, färsk soppa och s. k. »pie» (= paj, ett slags pastej eller bakelseverk) till efterrätt, blifvit vederbörligen inmundigad, beslöto jag och min kamrat att göra en liten tur ut i staden frampå eftermiddagen, []
      Here we found ourselves among some twenty sailors, most of them belonging to the English nation. After a substantial dinner, consisting of roast beef with new potatoes, fresh soup, and what is called "pie" (=paj, a sort of pie or confection) for dessert, had been duly consumed, my companion and I decided to take a short tour of the town in the afternoon, []
  3. Alternative spelling of postej (walltower).

Declension

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Derived terms

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(pâte):

(pie; tart):

References

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