🇯🇵Japanese Source WordCode: JA

ペストリー

Native Script:日本語

Pronunciation / Transliteration: pesutorī

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Pastry/ˈpeɪ.stri/
nounCEFR B1 (Intermediate)Top #1500 frequency
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🇯🇵 Example Sentence in Japanese:

"彼は朝食に甘いペストリーを食べた。"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A dough of flour, fat, and water used as a base or covering for baked dishes such as pies.

    "She rolled out the pastry carefully before placing it on the pie dish."
  2. 2

    A sweet baked food made of a dough of flour, shortening, and sugar, typically containing fruit, cream, or nuts.

    "He enjoyed a flaky chocolate pastry with his morning coffee."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'pastry' originates from the Old French 'pâtisserie', which itself comes from the Latin 'pasta', meaning 'paste' or 'dough'. Over time, the term evolved to refer specifically to baked goods made from dough, particularly those that are sweet or flaky.

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