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Meaning in simple English, pronunciation and examples
Pronunciation: US /ˈpeɪstri/
Forms: pastries
pastry means: A small baked food, often sweet and filled with cream, jam, or fruit.
noun
A small baked food, often sweet and filled with cream, jam, or fruit.
- I bought a pastry for breakfast.
- The bakery sells pastries filled with cream.
- Would you like a fruit pastry with your coffee?
A mixture of flour, fat, and water used to make pies and similar baked foods.
- Roll the pastry out thinly.
- She covered the pie with a layer of pastry.
- Chill the pastry before you bake it.
Sweet baked foods such as small cakes and filled rolls.
- This café is famous for its pastry.
- French pastry often contains butter and cream.
- Do you prefer pastry or ice cream for dessert?
The skill or activity of making sweet baked foods.
- She studied pastry in Paris.
- He teaches pastry at a cooking school.
- Their new chef trained in pastry before opening a restaurant.
Questions about pastry
What does pastry mean?
A small baked food, often sweet and filled with cream, jam, or fruit.
What is pastry in other languages?
Türkçe: tatlı çörek · Español: pastel · Français: pâtisserie · Deutsch: Gebäck · Italiano: pasticcino · 日本語: 菓子パン
How do you pronounce pastry?
It is pronounced /ˈpeɪstri/.
How do you use pastry in a sentence?
I bought a pastry for breakfast. The bakery sells pastries filled with cream.
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