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patisserie

pa·tis·se·rie [ pə tíssəree ] (plural pa·tis·se·ries)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. bake shop: a bakery that specializes in pastries and cakes

2. cakes: sweet pastries or cakes collectively

[Late 16th century. < French pâtisserie, modern form of Old French pastiserie< pasticier "make pastry" < late Latin pasta (see paste1)]
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