cara de pastel
/kaɾa de pastel/from spelling rules
The English phrase "cake face" is translated into Spanish as cara de pastel.
A face that is covered in a thick layer of makeup.
How do you pronounce it?
/kaɾa de pastel/
Did you know?
- In Spanish, pastel can refer to a sweet cake in Mexico but often refers to a savory meat pie in other Spanish-speaking regions.
- While cara de pastel focuses on the cake metaphor, Spanish speakers also use the word empastada to describe a face where the makeup looks like a thick layer of plaster or paste.
- The word cara comes from the Ancient Greek word kára, which meant 'head' or 'face'.
Example conversation
Mateo and Sofía are getting ready for a party.
- MateoSofía, te pusiste demasiada base, tienes cara de pastel.Sofía, you put on too much foundation, you have a cake face.
- Sofía¡No es verdad! Solo quiero lucir perfecta.That's not true! I just want to look perfect.
- MateoMenos es más, tienes cara de pastel ahora.Less is more, you have a cake face now.
- SofíaEstá bien, me quitaré un poco con el algodón.Alright, I'll take some off with a cotton pad.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries cara, de, pastel, CC BY-SA 4.0.
