[pa-stees; Fr. pas-tees] 
| a yellowish, anise-based liqueur originally made in Marseilles and similar to absinthe but containing no wormwood. |
| pas·tis (pā-stēs') n. A French licorice-flavored liqueur, usually drunk as an apéritif. [French, muddle, pastis, from Old Provençal pastitz, paste, pasty, from Vulgar Latin *pastīcium; see patisserie.] |
