pəˈtisərē noun
( -s )
Etymology: French pâtisserie, from Middle French pastiserie pastry (collectively), from (assumed) Old French pastis cake (from — assumed — Vulgar Latin pasticium, from Late Latin pasta dough, paste) + Old French -erie -ery — more at paste
1. : a shop that sells French pastry
2. : dessert pastry ; especially : french pastry