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

This version borrows a trick from French pastry, folding the dough again and again until distinct layers emerge.

From Salon ● Jun. 22, 2026

My colleague Daniela Galarza took the idea and ran with it, developing a recipe for Panettone Bostock, a variation on the common French pastry for using up old bread.

From Washington Post ● Dec. 20, 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

Celebrated L.A. florist Eric Buterbaugh and storied French pastry brand Ladurée have teamed up for an ultimate Mother’s Day treat with this assortment of macarons in a box with a floral print.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 3, 2018

The pixie had been a pretty little French pastry from the first, but now she positively glowed.

From Breeder Reaction by Marks, Winston K.