patisserie

noun

pa·​tis·​se·​rie pə-ˈti-sə-rē 

pä-

variants or pâtisserie

1

: pastry sense 1b

2

: a pastry shop

Examples of patisserie in a Sentence

a delicious selection of French patisserie

Recent Examples on the Web

French pastry chef Yann Couvreur, whose patisserie is located a few blocks away in Wynwood, has created a dessert menu of French-Japanese desserts like a mango, coconut and passion fruit cake and black sesame ice cream topped with matcha and served with Liger’s chocolate chip cookie. —Connie Ogle, Miami Herald, 9 Sep. 2025

While the former army officer impressed judges with her delicate sugar work and love of French patisserie, navigating life after her win proved unexpectedly difficult. —Jane Lacroix, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2025

When Panfilio moved alone to Genoa during high school to study cuisine and patisserie, starting his many internships in the hospitality sector and piling up experiences at a young age, cuisine took over and cycling had to take a step back. —Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2025

Strasbourg layers French patisserie with Alsatian, fairy-tale streets and timbered facades. —Jill Schildhouse, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025

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