n.
Variant: or pâ · tis · se · rie
Pronunciation: p ə - ' ti-s ə -r ē , pä-
Function: noun
Etymology: French pâtisserie, from Middle French pastiserie, from pasticier to make pastry, from Old French *pastitz cake, from Vulgar Latin *pasticium, from Late Latin pasta dough
Date: 1784
1 : PASTRY 1B
2 : a pastry shop