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

Creme patisserie acts as the mortar. — James Horncastle, New York Times, 7 May 2026

Desserts come from the onsite patisserie (my crème brûlée was perfectly decadent). — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 June 2026

Plenty of great cooks hate making desserts, but not every dessert has to be French patisserie either. — Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 20 Feb. 2026

There’s also the Crêpes Suzette, prepared with vanilla ricotta crème patisserie, and the Croque Madame, layered with Black Forest ham, mornay, gruyère and sunny side eggs. — Jillian Dara, PEOPLE, 3 June 2026

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