patisserie

[puh-tis-uh-ree, pah-tees^uh-ree]

noun

plural

patisseries 

1. a shop where pastry, especially French pastry, is made and sold.

2. French pastry.

patisserie

/ pəˈtiːsərɪ /

noun

1. a shop where fancy pastries are sold

2. such pastries

Word History and Origins

Origin of patisserie¹

1760–70; < French pâtisserie, Middle French pastiserie, equivalent to pastis-, presumed Old French *pastitz pastry (< Vulgar Latin *pastīcium; pasticcio ) + -erie -ery

Word History and Origins

Origin of patisserie¹

C18: French, from pâtissier pastry cook, ultimately from Late Latin pasta _paste ¹

Related Words

• bread 
• cake 
• croissant 
• doughnut 
• phyllo 
• pie