No. 10,165 in Catalan
pastís
Cake.
In a sentence
He fet un pastís de xocolata per a la festa.
I made a chocolate cake for the party.
In this sentence, 'pastís' refers to a specific type of dessert, which is the chocolate cake prepared for a celebration.
Aquest pastís és molt dolç i esponjós.
This cake is very sweet and fluffy.
Here, 'pastís' is used to describe the qualities of a specific cake in terms of its taste and texture.
Podries portar el pastís que va quedar d'ahir?
Could you bring the leftover cake from yesterday?
The word 'pastís' in this case denotes a remaining portion of a cake, emphasizing its continuity as an object from a previous event.
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