Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

french pastry

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.52 in modern English

Syllables: french -pas-try
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A confection made from puff pastry often filled with fruit or custard.

Example Sentences

"Carl Ingstrom was the first to arrive, and he knew from past experience that Elizabeth would have some of his favorite French pastry."
"Although he had never heard of Lenotre—the godfather of modern French pastry—he liked their advertisement in the phone book."
"In a gorgeous little package as pretty as a French pastry, including decorative blank pages in back that tear out so readers can doodle their own masterpieces, this sweet book is an ideal gift for anyone longing for la belle vie."

Inflected Forms

French pastries (plural)

Questions

What does french pastry mean?: A confection made from puff pastry often filled with fruit or custard.

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