patisserie
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.30 in modern English
12
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "“Whoa. Pastry Pete's Patisserie. Pastry Pete is so brilliant. Did you know he won a Tasty Num Nums Award last year for combining crullers and Bundt cakes? They're called "crunts"!” “Oh, you got a crush on him. Speckle better watch out.” “I do not! Shut up! I'm telling you, you gotta try those sweet, crusty crunts.” “Ew!” “Come on, let's go!”"
- "He had a little wife, he ſaid, whom he loved, who did the patiſſerie; and added, he felt no diſhonour in defending her and himſelf from want in this way—unleſs Providence had offer’d him a better."
Etymology
Etymology tree French pâtisser Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -ārius Old French -ier Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -ia Old French -ie Old French -erieder. French -erie French pâtisseriebor. English patisserie Borrowed from French pâtisserie.
Usage
- British usage
- Countable
- Uncountable
- Obsolete