pasé1comparative marker, (more) than, e.g. i pli hó pasé mwen he is taller than I
pasé2to pass; to grind (cane in sugar factory); to deal (cards); pasé mwen diri pass me the rice; p. tan to spend time to stay (with); p. an difé to pass (chicken) through fire (to singe off remaining feathers after plucking); pasé pou blanc to pass for white
pasé3past; lanné pasé last year; (of vegetable) past its best
pastèlmixture of minced meat, onion, garlic, hot peppers, seasonings, chopped olives and raisins inserted in a casing of maize, wrapped in a banana leaf, tied and boiled, and usually made at Christmas.