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bakehouse

bakehouse

1 3.7
A place that makes or sells bread, cakes, and pastries
  • noun
  • /ˈbeɪkˌhaʊs/
translation icon : panadería
  • The aroma of fresh bread filled the air as we walked into the bakehouse.

Examples

  • I just discovered Canyon Bakehouse gluten-free hamburger buns.

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  • Health regulations and the general public welfare naturally being my duty, I'm afraid I'm gonna have to take a look at your bakehouse.

    Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007)

  • My favorite brand is Canyon Bakehouse.

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  • Oh, you know, just another Feastly event: 'Lunch with BakeHouse and Los Verracos.'

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  • Heidelberg Baking Company and Rock Hill Bakehouse also use this flour in some of their breads.

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  • Lucky You 5: Neon Lights the Night, the Bakehouse's annual art raffle, will feature more than 70 original artworks, music by AMTRAC, food, and cocktails.

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  • Every morning, the bakehouse opens early to sell warm pastries and bread.

  • She decided to visit the local bakehouse after hearing about their delicious cakes.

Synonyms

bakery
vsbakehouse
156 1.0

A shop that makes and sells bread and cakes

is the same meaning but uses an alternative name
bakeshop
vsbakehouse
  • US
1 2.0

A shop where people make and sell bread and cakes

is the same general place but emphasizes shop or workplace scale

Surface Forms

bakehouse singular
bakehouses plural

Morphology

bakehouse = bake + house (transparent) = bake + house

A direct, literal compound: a house where baking takes place; components and sense are immediately derivable by learners.

Etymology

The word bakehouse is made of bake and house, so it literally means a 'house for baking'. That's why a bakehouse is a place where bread, cakes and pastries are made or sold.