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In Honduras a cake is a pastel. A birthday cake is un pastel de cumpleaños and a slice is una rebanada de pastel.
Pastel is masculine, so el pastel and un pastel. You order one at a bakery, which is a panadería or pastelería.
Meaning: sweet baked dessert (noun)
Which one should you use?
In some countries torta or tarta is used instead, so pastel is the safe word to use in Honduras.
Did you know?
- San Pedro Sula is the main industrial city of Honduras.
Examples in context
- Quiero un pastel de chocolate.I want a chocolate cake.
- Mi mamá hizo un pastel para mi cumpleaños.My mom made a cake for my birthday.
Example conversation
Karla orders a cake from the clerk Hugo in a bakery in San Pedro Sula.
- KarlaBuenas tardes, quiero un pastel de vainilla.Good afternoon, I want a vanilla cake.
- Hugo¿Para cuántas personas?For how many people?
- KarlaPara diez, por favor.For ten, please.
