pastry

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Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

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Definition

  1. noun a dough of flour and water and shortening
  2. noun any of various baked foods made of dough or batter

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).

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Synonyms

pastry dough

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