🇩🇪German Source WordCode: DE

Bäckerei

Pronunciation / Transliteration: ˈbɛkəˌraɪ

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Bakery/ˈbeɪ.kə.ri/
nounCEFR A2 (Elementary)Top #3450 frequency
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🇩🇪 Example Sentence in German:

"Ich gehe jeden Morgen zur Bäckerei, um frische Brötchen zu holen."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A place where bread, cakes, pastries, and similar items are baked or sold.

    "I stopped by the local bakery to pick up some fresh croissants for breakfast."
  2. 2

    The business or trade of a baker; the art or process of baking.

    "She decided to pursue a career in bakery after years of baking at home."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the verb bake, originating from Old English 'bacan', combined with the suffix '-ery' of Old French origin. Historically used to describe the workplace or shop of a baker where bread, pastries, and cakes are produced and sold.

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