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The bakery sold a warm apple pastry.
What does Pastry mean?
A pastry is a baked food made with dough.
Dictionary definition
A baked food made from dough, often with a sweet or savory filling.
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Pastry in a sentence
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Pastry dough can be flaky when baked well.
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The recipe explained how butter helps give pastry its light layers.
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What does pastry mean?
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Which phrase is closest to pastry?
A pastry is a type of baked good.
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Which sentence uses pastry correctly?
Pastry is a baked food that may have filling.
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WordPastry.
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MeaningPastry means A pastry is a baked food made with dough.
ExampleExample: The bakery sold a warm apple pastry.
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- Syllables
- pay · stree
- Strongest beat
- pay
- Ending
- stree
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- Put a little extra energy on pay.
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Synonyms
Words like Pastry
baked goodA food made by baking.
turnoverA folded pastry often filled with fruit.
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Word family
Pastry word family
Base word
pastry
noun
pastries
More than one pastry; spelling changes y to ies.
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