pasty• Martha brought him hot pasties every lunchtime from their cottage, to his place of work in the fields.• Hot pasties and hot drinks are served below deck at the bar, a comfort on chilly days.• She supposed that she wrongly still thought of pubmeals in terms of bread and cheese or pasties.• Children often use dough in imitation of pastry; rolling, cutting and making cakes, pies or pasties.• Avoid quiches, pasties and meat pies, but don't be shy of the ubiquitous baked potato.• There were usually some vegetarianpasties and things going cheap.
Originpasty1
(1600-1700)paste
pasty2
(1200-1300)Old Frenchpastee, from Late Latinpasta; → PASTE1