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pastry

Pronunciation: /ˈpeɪstɹi/

The English word “pastry” has 6 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. A baked food item made from flour and fat pastes such as pie crust; also tarts, bear claws, napoleons, puff pastries, etc.
  2. The food group formed by the various kinds of pastries.
  3. The type of light flour-based dough used in pastries.
  4. A place where pastry is made.
  5. The act or art of making pastry.
  6. Desserts of all kinds, whether or not these incorporate the baked item made from flour and fat, or that section of a kitchen that prepares these.

Etymology

From Middle English pastre, pastri, from pastree (variant of pasterie, from Old French pastaierie and Medieval Latin pasteria, from Late Latin pasta, from Ancient Greek παστά (pastá)) or paste + -ri (modern paste + -ry).

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