Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

crème pâtissière

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: cre-me -patissiere
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Confectioner's cream, pastry cream.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Press plastic wrap onto the surface of the crème pâtissière to prevent a film forming and refrigerate. When completely cold, fold in the whipped cream."

Etymology

French crème pâtissière.

Origin

Source language: French

Word Breakdown

Root: crème pâtissière

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

creme patissiere (alternative) creme pat (alternative)

Questions

What does crème pâtissière mean?: Confectioner's cream, pastry cream.
Where does crème pâtissière come from?: It is traced to French.

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