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

In 2013, before most people knew the term “going viral,” the French pastry chef created the “Cronut,” a cross between a croissant and a doughnut, at his newly opened New York bakery.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 8, 2023

Do you have a favorite Mexican dessert or conversely, a favorite French pastry?

From Salon • May 24, 2023

Diners, Drive-ins and Dives Guy Fieri visits a market-butcher eatery in South Dakota and a bakery cafe that makes sticky pecan rolls and a savory French pastry dish in North Dakota.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 28, 2021

In Colonia Cacho try petit fours and delicious tarts at a French pastry on Calle Aguacalientes.

From New York Times • Feb. 6, 2018

You didn't think of French pastry until he suggested it to you—advertised it, really.

From Personality Plus Some Experiences of Emma McChesney and Her Son, Jock by Ferber, Edna