bakery

[ bey-kuh-ree, beyk-ree ]

/ ˈbeɪ kə ri, ˈbeɪk ri /

noun, plural bak·er·ies.

Also called bake·shop

[beyk-shop] /ˈbeɪkˌʃɒp/. a baker's shop.

a place where baked goods are made.

Nearby words

Origin of bakery

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

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Examples from the Web for bakeshop

He was eager to help at the machine saws, at the planing machines, at the workbenches, and in the bakeshop.
Beginner's Book in Language|H. Jeschke
Down in the bakeshop the five fishermen were making merry around the table.
Black Star's Campaign|Johnston McCulley
It must be near mornin', an' if there is a bakeshop anywhere 'round, you could get some.
The Princess and Joe Potter|James Otis
Paul had his mind set upon some day owning a business of his own—a bakeshop, perhaps even a small caf.
Local Color|Irvin S. Cobb

They passed the bakeshop, but Cosette did not think of the bread which she had been ordered to fetch.
Les Misrables|Victor Hugo

British Dictionary definitions for bakeshop

bakery

/ (ˈbeɪkərɪ) /

noun plural -eries

Also called: bakehouse a room or building equipped for baking

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

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Word Origin and History for bakeshop

bakery

c.1820, "place for making bread;" see bake (v.) + -ery. Replaced earlier bakehouse (c.1400). As "shop where baked goods are sold" it was noted as an Americanism by British travelers from c.1830.