Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

danish pastry

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.38 in modern English

Syllables: dan-ish -pas-try
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A sweet and flaky yeast-raised roll made from a dough using butter or margarine and filled with remonce (butter and sugar) or custard.

Example Sentences

"Danish pastries are made in essentially the same way as croissants. The initial dough is moister and softer, includes sugar and also whole eggs, so it's sweeter, richer, and distinctively yellow, and it isn't given an initial rising."

Etymology

So named because they were introduced to the United States via Copenhagen.

Inflected Forms

Danish pastries (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

croissant

Synonyms

Danish

Questions

What does danish pastry mean?: A sweet and flaky yeast-raised roll made from a dough using butter or margarine and filled with remonce (butter and sugar) or custard.
Where does danish pastry come from?: So named because they were introduced to the United States via Copenhagen.

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