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

And sometimes I scrawl a word or two, and when I do, I often think of the French pastry chef Pierre Hermé, with whom I wrote cookbooks.

From New York Times ● Oct. 6, 2021

This is in line with the opinion of French pastry expert Bruce Healy, according to Corriher.

From Washington Post ● Sep. 13, 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

It was all of my French pastry pride in a few sweet bites.

From Salon ● Dec. 7, 2019

I am told also—although I resent it—that my eye lights up on the appearance of a tray of French pastry.

From There's Pippins and Cheese to Come by Charles S. (Charles Stephen) Brooks