patisserie

noun

pa·tis·se·rie pə-ˈti-sə-rē

pä-

variants or pâtisserie

: pastry sense 1b

: a pastry shop

Examples of patisserie in a Sentence

a delicious selection of French patisserie

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In January 2026, Betancur and his wife, Leidy Ospina, opened The ChangeBaker Place next door to the bakery, a coffee shop and patisserie featuring Colombian beans, local artwork and a tres leches latte created by barista Alexandra Pilarte. — Charlotte Observer, 24 Aug. 2026 The nearby Rotha patisserie also draws long lines for its exceptional baked goods, including pastéis de nata, a Portuguese delicacy not easy to find in the East Bay. — Barbara Noe Kennedy, Travel + Leisure, 28 July 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 Desserts come from the onsite patisserie (my crème brûlée was perfectly decadent). — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for patisserie

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

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