patisserie

noun

pa·tis·se·rie pə-ˈti-sə-rē

pä-

variants or pâtisserie

: pastry sense 1b

: a pastry shop

Examples of patisserie in a Sentence

a delicious selection of French patisserie

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From morning through to evening the menu transforms throughout the day from a selection of sweet and savory patisserie, breakfast sandwiches and hearty egg dishes to rotisserie chickens, sliced to order and added to baguettes or a fresh salad with a piquant mustard dressing. —

Joanne Shurvell, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024 Treize au Jardin: Located in the Latin Quarter of Paris, this tea room, brunch spot, patisserie, and event venue is celebrating Thanksgiving from November 24 to the end of the month. —

Matt Ortile, Condé Nast Traveler, 31 Oct. 2024 For those with a sweet tooth or a craving for an Instagram-worthy dessert, there will be Louis Vuitton patisseries and a mango Eton Mess. —

Hikmat Mohammed, WWD, 24 Sep. 2024 Pair your morning latte with a croissant or three from the Lost Lamb, a Stockbridge patisserie run by a Le Cordon Bleu graduate. —

Oset Babür-Winter, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for patisserie

Word History

Etymology

French pâtisserie, from Middle French pastiserie, from pasticier to make pastry, from Old French *pastitz cake, from Vulgar Latin *pasticium, from Late Latin pasta dough

First Known Use

1594, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler

The first known use of patisserie was in 1594

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