Pastry

Quick meaning: Pastry is a noun meaning (countable) A baked food item made from flour and fat pastes such as pie crust; also tarts, bear claws, napoleons, puff pastries, etc.

Meaning

(countable) A baked food item made from flour and fat pastes such as pie crust; also tarts, bear claws, napoleons, puff pastries, etc.

More Meanings

1. (uncountable) The food group formed by the various kinds of pastries.
2. (uncountable) The type of light flour-based dough used in pastries.
3. (countable, obsolete) A place where pastry is made.
4. (uncountable) The act or art of making pastry.
5. (uncountable, culinary industry) 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.

Example Sentences

They call for dates and quinces in the pastry.

He learned pastry from the great Gaston Lenôtre.

That pastry shop sells not just pastry, but all kinds of baked goods.

I used to work in the fish section, but now I've been moved to pastry.

Word Forms

• pastries

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include pie, cake, shortcrust, candy, confectionery, torte.

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