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pastry

pastry

90 1.0
A baked item like a croissant or tart that people often eat with coffee
  • noun
  • /ˈpeɪstri/
translation icon : pastelería
  • The bakery sells delicious pastry filled with chocolate and cream.
  • cakes and pastries

I'm currently doing layers of filo pastry and Butler.

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Examples

  • The pastries from the fancy oven are in the middle.

  • A very special pastry that is made to celebrate the Chinese Autumn Moon Festival.

    Wendy Wu: Homecoming Warrior (2006)

  • Yeah, the pastry is sweet, but it's still the best thing.

  • Maybe I'll grab a piece of pastry on the the way out.

  • Would you care for a pastry?

    A Thousand Words (2012)

  • The smell of pastries makes your mouth water.

    Emmanuelle (2024)

  • And then and overnight, she would bake cookies and pastries for a local restaurant.

  • Are you ready for some pastries and coffee? We've had how much coffee today?

  • They have the best pastries in Mexico.

    Man on Fire (2004)

  • So on Monday, Zoe ordered some pastries from this little pastry company in Brighton.

Synonyms

pie
vspastry
696 1.0

A baked pastry with a sweet or savory filling

is the general group of baked dough goods, not only pan made dishes
tart
vspastry
93 1.6

A small open pastry filled with fruit or custard

is the wide family of baked flour fat and water based goods
croissant
vspastry
47 2.5

A rich, buttery, flaky pastry shaped like a crescent

is the larger class covering many sweet and savory baked dough goods
puff
vspastry
37 2.3

A light hollow pastry often filled with cream

is the broad category of baked dough made from flour fat and water
pumpkin pie
vspastry
  • US
26 1.0

A sweet baked pie with spiced mashed pumpkin filling

is the broad baked dough family that contains many sweet variants
quiche
vspastry
20 4.2

A baked pie with a rich egg filling often mixed with cheese or vegetables

is the overall class of baked dough items beyond that custard form
strudel
vspastry
18 3.2

A baked pastry made of thin dough rolled around a sweet or savory filling

is a broader name that covers many kinds of filled baked dough items
baklava
vspastry
8 6.0

A sweet Middle Eastern dessert of thin flaky pastry layers filled with nuts and honey

is the general baked dough category that also includes layered regional sweets
cinnamon roll
vspastry
5 1.0

A sweet baked roll of dough filled with cinnamon and sugar

is the broad name for many baked dough items beyond sweet rolls
galette
vspastry
2 7.4

A flat round pastry with a sweet or savory filling baked without a pan

is the general term for baked dough items, not only flat rounds
pasty
vspastry
  • UK
2 6.4

A small baked pastry filled with meat and vegetables

is the larger class of baked flour fat and water based foods
flan
vspastry
  • UK
1 3.4

An open pastry like a tart with a sweet or savory filling

is the broader category that includes open shells and closed items
Danish pastry
vspastry
1 3.0

A light sweet baked good made with yeast and butter, often filled with fruit or cheese

is the general baked dough category that includes many breakfast types
Cornish pasty
vspastry
1 5.7

A baked pastry from Cornwall filled with meat and vegetables, folded and pressed on one side

is the general category covering both sweet and savory baked dough goods
choux
vspastry
8.2

A small round pastry made from light dough and often filled with cream

is the general group of baked dough goods rather than that specific shell
chou
vspastry
9.9

A small round pastry filled with sweet cream that is light and airy

is the wider family of baked flour fat and water mixtures
torsade
vspastry
9.4

A small twisted pastry often with sugar or a sweet filling

is the wider family of baked dough products, not only twisted forms

Compounds

French pastry
2 3.2

A sweet baked treat from France often filled with cream or jam

pastry dough
1 1.0

A soft mixture of flour, fat, and water used as a base for pies and tarts

Danish pastry
1 3.0

A light sweet baked good made with yeast and butter, often filled with fruit or cheese

fresh pastry
1 1.0

A pastry baked recently that is not stale

pastry board
1 2.2

A large flat wooden board for rolling or kneading dough

pastry cart
1 3.2

A small cart a waiter brings to show and serve cakes and desserts

pastry cook
1 2.7

A person who makes cakes, pies and other sweet baked foods

How Rich

croissant
47 2.5
puff
37 2.3
pastry
90 1.0
piecrust
1 1.6
phyllo
  • US
5 8.3

Surface Forms

pastry singular
pastries plural

Morphology

pastry = paste (semi-transparent) = paste + ry

Formally analyzable as 'paste' + '-ry' with a meaning 'products made from paste', but the spelling change and specialised culinary sense may not be obvious to all learners.

Etymology

The word pastry comes from the old root pasta meaning 'dough' or 'paste', the same root as English paste and Italian pasta. So a pastry is literally a food made from dough and baked into sweet or savory treats.