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patisserie

patisserie

3 7.3
A shop that makes and sells French cakes and sweet pastries
  • noun
  • /pəˈtɪsəri/
translation icon : pastelería
  • Wandering further, I came across Detavernier Patisserie, which seemed popular and appeared to be doing a brisk chocolate business.
  • a French patisserie
  • a Parisian patisserie
  • stop at the patisserie

Examples

  • My plan is to open my own boulangerie/patisserie too!

    Blog text (3)
  • We are having a little small bite to eat at the patisserie on King Street and we have a really yummy selection of food.

  • We're here about the patisserie.

  • Open your own patisserie.

  • The patisserie was fragrant with the aromas of baking bread and fresh coffee.

    Fiction book (1999)
  • They ran a tiny bakery, a patisserie, in Magog.

    Fiction book (1999)
  • He ducked into the cafe, in the back section where the patisserie still operated out of a single glass counter.

    Fiction book (1991)
  • They baked their bread in a stone oven with a tall chimney in a flower garden behind the patisserie.

    Fiction book (1999)
  • The aroma of freshly baked pastries filled the air as we entered the patisserie on the corner.

  • Every Saturday, she visits the local patisserie to buy her favorite éclairs and tarts.

Synonyms

bakery
vspatisserie
156 1.0

A shop that makes and sells bread and cakes

specializes in French pastries and cakes rather than general baked goods
bakeshop
vspatisserie
  • US
1 2.0

A shop where people make and sell bread and cakes

focuses on French pastry craft rather than being a general small place
bakehouse
vspatisserie
1 3.7

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

highlights French pastry making specifically, not just general production or sale

How Specialized

patisserie
3 7.3
bakery
156 1.0

Surface Forms

patisserie singular
patisseries plural

Etymology

The word patisserie comes from French and from the word pâte which means 'dough', and it is related to the English word pastry. So a patisserie is a shop where dough is turned into cakes, croissants and sweet pastries, which is why the word means a bakery for French desserts.