patisserie


pa·tis·se·rie

noun \pə-ˈti-sə-rē, pä-\

Definition of PATISSERIE

1
: pastry 1b
2
: a pastry shop

Variants of PATISSERIE

pa·tis·se·rie or pâ·tis·se·rie \pə-ˈti-sə-rē, pä-\

Examples of PATISSERIE

  1. a delicious selection of French patisserie

Origin of PATISSERIE

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: 1784

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