pastry

Meaning

1. A baked food item made from flour and fat pastes such as pie crust; also tarts, bear claws, napoleons, puff pastries, etc.
2. The food group formed by the various kinds of pastries.
3. The type of light flour-based dough used in pastries.
4. (obsolete) A place where pastry is made.
5. The act or art of making pastry.
6. 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.

Synonyms

cake

🍰

cakes

dough

pie

🥧

batter

baked goods

paste

cookie

🍪

biscuits

candy

🍬

confection

pastry dough

fritters

gateau

goody

mash

pasta

pastries

patty

pudding

soup

🍲

sponge-cake

sweet

tart

yeast

zyme

pastry shop

baked good

biscuit

bread

🍞

confectionery

cream puff

dessert

doughnut

🍩

eclair

éclair

ellipse

fancy cake

ferment

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈpeɪstɹi/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: pastre

In summary

From Middle English pastre, pastri, from pastree (variant of pasterie, from Old French pastaierie and Medieval Latin pasteria, from Late Latin pasta, from Ancient Greek παστά (pastá)) or paste + -ri (modern paste + -ry).