Dictionary

pâtissière en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /pəˌtɪs(i)ˈjɛəɹ/

Etymology

From French pâtissière.

Meanings

1. A female pastry chef.
   • The sisters roamed plazas and narrow shopping streets, eating sweets from a pâtissière’s stall, laughing at the antics of a small clan of agile jugglers, dodging the harangues of political candidates, and pondering the strangeness of such a wide, marvelous world. 1993 June, David Brin, Glory Season, New York, N.Y.: Bantam Spectra, →ISBN, page 50:
   • Although Ichigo’s skill is no doubt impressive, she lacks practically all of the typical talents expected of a top-notch pâtissier or pâtissière—a reality which quickly hits her as she enters the academy and proceeds to meet its immensely skilled pupils. 2012, Dani Cavallaro, “Mythopoeia”, in Art in Anime: The Creative Quest as Theme and Metaphor, Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland & Company, Inc., →ISBN, page 121:
   • ‘A pâtissière?’ I marvelled. No wonder she was so flippin’ brilliant in the kitchen! 2015, Cathy Bramley, chapter 37, in Appleby Farm, London: Corgi Books, Transworld Publishers, →ISBN, page 407:

Forms

Coordinates

patissier