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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The prison guards who lived in Susanville coached Little League and bought bread at the bakery downtown.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 13, 2026
Nobody is breathlessly reviewing the hot-dog bun at the neighborhood bakery — though, God, give me that job.
From Salon ● Sep. 7, 2026
Growing up in her family's bakery, she had dreamt of one day running her own business.
From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026
Food and beverage sales increased as the company added more space in its stores for fresh food, snacks and bakery items.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026
Mom’s dream was to open her own bakery.
From "I Survived Hurricane Katrina, 2005" by Lauren Tarshis
Some had been successful in getting hold of solar eclipse glasses, but the vital eye protectors were in short supply in the run-up to the event with opticians, hardware shops and bakeries all selling out.
From BBC ● Aug. 12, 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
Milstein said the Saunter is now part of New York’s “line culture,” where young people flock to bakeries and other spots that are hyped on social media and expect to encounter endless queues.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 14, 2026
Many high-end chocolatiers and bakeries insist that Iranian and Turkish pistachios are higher quality and better suited for baking because of their oil content.
From Salon ● May 6, 2026
On narrow cobblestone streets, he walked past bakeries and cheese shops and butcher shops, each with a hand-carved or painted sign hanging outside and proclaiming its function in Gothic script: Bdckerei, Kdserei, Fleischerei.
From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown
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