patisserie

[ puh-tis-uh-ree; French pah-teesuh-ree ]
/ pəˈtɪs ə ri; French pɑ tisəˈri /
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noun, plural pa·tis·se·ries [puh-tis-uh-reez; French pah-teesuh-ree] /pəˈtɪs ə riz; French pɑ tisəˈri/.

a shop where pastry, especially French pastry, is made and sold.
French pastry.

Origin of patisserie

1760–70; < French pâtisserie, Middle French pastiserie, equivalent to pastis-, presumed Old French *pastitz pastry (< Vulgar Latin *pastīcium; see pasticcio) + -erie -ery

Words nearby patisserie

patine, patinir, patinous, patio, patis, patisserie, patmore, patmos, patna, patna rice, pato

Words related to patisserie

cake, doughnut, bread, croissant, pie, phyllo, delicacy, dainty, tart, Danish, strudel, turnover, confectionery, panettone

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British Dictionary definitions for patisserie

patisserie
/ (pəˈtiːsərɪ) /

noun

a shop where fancy pastries are sold
such pastries

Word Origin for patisserie

C18: French, from pâtissier pastry cook, ultimately from Late Latin pasta paste 1