Definition of PASTRY

pastry

Meanings

Plural: pastries

Noun

  • a dough of flour and water and shortening
  • any of various baked foods made of dough or batter
  • A baked food item made from flour and fat pastes such as pie crust; also tarts, bear claws, napoleons, puff pastries, etc.
  • The food group formed by the various kinds of pastries.
  • The type of light flour-based dough used in pastries.
  • A place where pastry is made.
  • The act or art of making pastry.
  • Desserts of all kinds, whether or not these incorporate the baked item made from flour and fat, or that section of a kitchen that prepares these.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English pastre, pastri, from pastree (variant of pasterie, from Old French pastaierie and Medieval Latin pasteria, from Late Latin pasta, from Ancient Greek παστά (pastá)) or paste + -ri (modern paste + -ry).

Synonyms

pastry dough

Scrabble Score: 11

pastry is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
pastry is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
pastry is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 11

pastry is a valid Words With Friends word