bakery

[ bey-kuh-ree, beyk-ree ]
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noun,plural bak·er·ies.
  1. Also called bake·shop [beyk-shop]. /ˈbeɪkˌʃɒp/. a baker's shop.

  2. a place where baked goods are made.

Origin of bakery

1
1535–45; baker + -y3; now taken as bake + -ery

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British Dictionary definitions for bakery

bakery

/ (ˈbeɪkərɪ) /


nounplural -eries
  1. Also called: bakehouse a room or building equipped for baking

  2. a shop in which bread, cakes, etc, are sold

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