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Pastry

PAY-stree

/ˈpeɪstriː/

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pastry

Dictionary meaning

Any of various baked foods made of dough or batter.

Examples

  • The coffeeshop sells wonderful pastries to go with their coffee.
  • I always use my grandmother's recipe when I make pastry for pies.

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