pastry en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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).
Meanings
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(countable) A baked food item made from flour and fat pastes such as pie crust; also tarts, bear claws, napoleons, puff pastries, etc.
That pastry shop sells not just pastries, but all kinds of baked goods.
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(uncountable) The food group formed by the various kinds of pastries.
That pastry shop sells not just pastry, but all kinds of baked goods.
- (uncountable) The type of light flour-based dough used in pastries.
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(countable, obsolete) A place where pastry is made.
They call for dates and quinces in the pastry.
c. 1591–1595 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Romeo and Ivliet”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act IV, scene iv], line 2:
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(uncountable) The act or art of making pastry.
He learned pastry from the great Gaston Lenôtre.
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(qualifier:culinary industry, uncountable) 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.
I used to work in the fish section, but now I've been moved to pastry.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| pastries | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
French pastry · pastry chef · choux pastry · pastrymaking · flakey pastry · pastry wheel · pastry bag · pastryless · nonpastry · pastrylike · pastry cream · Napoleon pastry · flaky pastry · Pastry War · phyllo pastry · pastryman · short pastry · pastry stout · pastry fork · puff pastry · cigarette pastry · pastrycook · Danish pastry · filo pastry · pastry flour · shortcrust pastry · pastry ring · pastrymaker · pastry cook · hot water pastry · pastry shop
Relateds
Translations (96)
nl banket (food group) · la lucuns (food group) · de Gebäck (food group) · de Gebäckteig (type of dough) · ko 페이스트리 (food group) · he מאפה (food group) · sv bakelse (food group) · mi huapōhā (food group) · yue 糕餅 /糕饼 (food group) · ja 菓子 (food group) · it impasto (type of dough) · pt pastelaria (food group) · es pastelillo (baked food item) · ota خامور (type of dough) · bg сладки (food group) · cmn 糕點 /糕点 (food group) · fi torttutaikina (type of dough) · de Feingebäck (food group) · sv bakverk (food group) · fi murotaikina (type of dough) · ca pastissos (food group) · fi konditoriatuotteet (food group) · es pastelería (food group) · hu édes tészta (type of dough) · twf pòstaléna (food group) · pl słodki wypiek (food group) · hu cukrászsütemény (food group) · fi leivos (food group) · ja ペースト (food group) · fa شیرینی (food group) · it paste (food group) · be піро́г (food group) · az xəmir xörəyi (food group) · cy toes (type of dough) · it pasticceria (food group) · ko 페이스트리 반죽 (type of dough) · cmn 糕餅 /糕饼 (food group) · sh пе̏цӣво (food group) · fr pâtisserie (food group) · ru мучны́е конди́терские изде́лия (food group) · tr hamur işi (food group) · gl pastel (food group) · bg соленка (food group) · cs pečivo (food group) · ga pastae (food group) · cy teisen (food group) · da bagværk (food group) · fi pullataikina (type of dough) · mi pōhā (type of dough) · az xəmiraşı (food group) · ru вы́печка (food group) · az bişinti (food group) · cy cacen (food group) · ms pastri (food group) · fi leivonnaiset (food group) · cy crwst (type of dough) · kw hogen (food group) · sh pȅcīvo (food group) · sk pečivo (food group) · hy խմորեղեն (food group) · el γλύκισμα (food group) · id pastri (food group) · nl gebak (food group) · cmn 點心 /点心 (food group) · nb bakverk (food group) · pl ciasto (type of dough) · bg сладкиш (food group) · eo farunaĵo (food group) · mk печиво (food group) · id kue (food group) · de Backwerk (food group) · br kwignoù (food group) · uk ви́пічка (food group) · is bakkelsi (food group) · hu sütemény (food group) · et saiake (food group) · cmn 油酥面團 /油酥面团 (type of dough) · kw past (type of dough) · ka საკონდიტრო ნაწარმი (food group) · fo baksturvøra (food group) · la lucunculus (food group) · hy թխվածք (food group) · es pastel (food group) · mi pēhi (type of dough) · id patiseri (food group) · ko 빵과자 (food group) · nb butterdeig (type of dough) · ga taosrán (food group) · nrf pâte dé pâté (type of dough) · el αρτοσκεύασμα (food group) · la crustum (food group) · pl pieczywo cukiernicze (food group) · ar مُعَجَّنَات (food group) · bg тестено изделие (food group) · es pastelito (baked food item) · ja ペーストリー (food group)