† panaˈtel Obs. rare—1.
[ad. It. panatella or panadella ‘a little messe of Panad’ (Florio).]
A light panada.
| 1603 Lodge Treat. Plague (Hunterian Cl.) 55 If sharpenesse be displeasant to his stomacke... Barly, creame, Almond milke, and panatels, are fit meates in this cause. [1727–41 Chambers Cycl., Panada, Panata, or Panatella, a diet, consisting of bread boiled in water, to the consistence of a pulp; given to sick persons whose digestion is weak.] |