noun, masculine/pas.tis/
pastis; mess (difficult situation)
Synonyms: jaune, pastaga, imbroglio, embrouillamini, bordel
Borrowed from Occitan pastis or Old Occitan pastis, pastitz, from Vulgar Latin *pastīcius, from Late Latin pasta. Doublet of pastiche, which was taken from Italian pasticcio. Compare also pâtisser.