French pastry

American  

noun

1. fine, rich, or fancy dessert pastry, especially made from puff paste and filled with cream or fruit preparations.

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French pastry British  

noun

1. a rich pastry made esp from puff pastry and filled with cream, fruit, etc

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Etymology

Origin of French pastry

First recorded in 1920–25

Example Sentences

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French pastry

Or I might go to Seylou Bakery and get the canele — it’s a French pastry, so I’m sure it’ll make me skinny eventually.

From Washington Post ● Jan. 10, 2022

French pastry shops throughout New York bake them, often in a large or individual size, and have them available through most of January.

From New York Times ● Dec. 27, 2021

Pettigrew first ate the regional French pastry in Japan, and her Seattle Central College pastry instructor hadn’t heard of them.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 7, 2021

After all, I had a diploma from a French pastry school, not to mention I’d created a beautifully thought-out dessert, perfectly executed.

From Salon ● Dec. 7, 2019

A Cake Shop—a real Paris patisserie, chic, and with French pastry, here in this Chicago!

From One Woman's Life by Robert Herrick