patisserie

[ puh-tis-uh-ree; French pah-teesuh-ree ]

noun

, plural pa·tis·se·ries [p, uh, -, tis, -, uh, -reez, pah-tees, uh, -, ree].

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

patisserie

/ pəˈtiːsərɪ /

noun

1. a shop where fancy pastries are sold
2. such pastries

Word History and Origins

Origin of patisserie¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of patisserie¹

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

Example Sentences

Smith said the show will focus on “very traditional” challenges and themes, including cakes, biscuits, bread, patisserie, chocolate, and party cakes.

From Salon

The court was told Alid was a patisserie chef who ran a coffee and pastry shop in Algeria but left in 2007, moving around Europe before arriving in the UK illegally in 2020 via a ferry from Amsterdam.

From BBC

Mr Alid told the court he was born in Morocco but lived and worked in Algeria, where he ran a "successful" coffee and pastries shop, having trained as a patisserie chef.

From BBC

Culinary historians suggest that Christmas cakes were first introduced to Japan in 1910, the same year that Fujii Rinemon opened a patisserie called Fujiya in Yokohama.

From Salon

It is believed the fire started in the Patisserie Valerie cafe - which also has a basement that runs underneath The Elephant House.

From BBC

Related Words

• bread
• cake
• croissant
• doughnut
• phyllo
• pie