noun
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Also called: bakehouse. a room or building equipped for baking
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a shop in which bread, cakes, etc, are sold
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Etymology
Origin of bakery
Explanation
A bakery is a shop that sells bread and other baked goods. Your neighborhood bakery might specialize in frosted cupcakes. Some bakeries are storefronts selling a selection of pies, cakes, breads, and cookies, while others are simply places where these items are made, to be sold in other shops. People who work in a bakery are bakers — their work involves mixing batter, kneading dough, and cooking baked goods in hot ovens. The earlier term was bakehouse, which was replaced in the US by bakery in the 19th century.
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Some came in to show their support after seeing segments on the local news about the current situation at the bakery.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2026
An independent bakery owner has said it was a "kick in the teeth" to be asked by The Voice UK to provide the ITV show's guests and judges with free cakes.
From BBC ● Jul. 18, 2026
Very few people would consider a fresh bakery loaf to be “ultra” processed.
From Slate ● Jul. 12, 2026
“I thought, ‘Oh, my God, if the building comes down, I’m going to be trapped underground,’” said Errasti, who owns a bakery.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026
My mother told her, “We’ll get you something nice from the bakery to take in.”
From "Crash" by Jerry Spinelli
Pulp is used by overseas ice cream makers, bakeries and at "pulp-shot" cafes.
From BBC ● May 25, 2026
And specialty retailers, such as bakeries and produce markets, will remain exempt from having to fulfill all the requirements.
From Salon ● May 22, 2026
Six new Pasadena bakeries to visit for cinnamon rolls, cookies, croissants, Labubu tarts, bagels, gluten-free desserts and vegan pastries.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 18, 2026
Living in Tokyo in the early 1980s when our bakeries didn’t yet sell pita, I found directions in a discarded James Beard cookbook and made my own.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 2, 2026
There were wedges of yellow cheese, but no balls of cheese like the white queso del país wrapped in banana leaves sold in bakeries all over Puerto Rico.
From "When I Was Puerto Rican" by Esmeralda Santiago
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