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Plus: Craft cocktails, tasty treats from Oakland’s Crumble & Whisk patisserie and DJ nights by the poolside dance floor.—Randy McMullen, Mercury News, 17 Apr. 2025 Cacao is a café and French patisserie open 24 hours.—Johanna Read, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2025 These shelf-stable treats that don’t require refrigeration, found in almost every patisserie, prove that even the French believe no trip is complete without bring a sweet treat with you!—Lanee Lee, Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025 Guadeloupe, French Caribbean Explore the shoreside patisseries that rival the best of Paris.—Amanda Eyre Ward, Bon Appétit, 19 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for patisserie
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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
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