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bakery

bakery

156 1.0
A shop that makes and sells bread and cakes
  • noun
  • /ˈbeɪkəri/
translation icon : panadería
  • The small bakery down the street sells fresh bread every morning.
  • local bakery
  • bread in a bakery
  • bakery department

And he puts an address of an Arabic bakery in Bethesda, MD.

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Examples

  • This is a whole tiny bakery and I'm loving all of it.

    Rosanna Pansino

  • People pushed in and out of bakeries, cafes, cheese, and wine shops.

    Fiction book (1993)

  • Well, by the time of the First World War, they had the biggest bakery in America.

    Danny Jones

  • And then we have a bakery that is also part of this farm.

    cari can read

  • The bakery is just, uh, around the corner.

    Cupids on Beacon Street (2021)

  • I used to own a bakery, but it got to be too much.

    Fiction book (1993)

  • I work very hard every day in the bakery.

    Why? (1973)

  • We got to talking and it turns out he actually owns a bakery right in San Clemente.

    Bedros Keuilian

  • This bakery has the tastiest cakes.

    Hook, Line and Sinker (2011)

  • A young man felt hungry, so he popped into a bakery and asked for a doughnut.

    Fiction book (1992)

Synonyms

patisserie
vsbakery
3 7.3

A shop that makes and sells French cakes and sweet pastries

is broader and used for all places making or selling baked goods
bakeshop
vsbakery
  • US
1 2.0

A shop where people make and sell bread and cakes

is the general term for the same place
bakehouse
vsbakery
1 3.7

A place that makes or sells bread, cakes, and pastries

is similar but slightly more old fashioned or regional in name

Idioms

the whole bakery
  • Informal
9.9

To have everything you want and every advantage

How Specialized

patisserie
3 7.3
bakery
156 1.0

Surface Forms

bakery singular
bakeries plural

Morphology

bakery = bake (transparent) = bake + ery

Clear and regular noun formation from the verb 'bake' with '-ery' indicating a place where baking occurs.

Etymology

The word bakery comes from the simple verb bake ('to cook with dry heat') plus the ending -y meaning 'place of'. So a bakery is a 'place of baking' where people make and sell bread, cakes and other baked goods.