pastry

En français : pâtisserie

1. A baked food item made from flour and fat pastes such as pie crust; also tarts, bear claws, napoleons, puff pastries, etc. (countable) · That pastry shop sells not just pastries, but all kinds of baked goods.
2. The food group formed by the various kinds of pastries. (uncountable) · That pastry shop sells not just pastry, but all kinds of baked goods.
3. The type of light flour-based dough used in pastries. (uncountable)
4. The act or art of making pastry. (uncountable) · He learned pastry from the great Gaston Lenôtre.
5. 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. (uncountable) · I used to work in the fish section, but now I've been moved to pastry.

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