Pastry
/ˈpeɪ.stri/noun
A baked food made from dough or pastry crust, often used for pies, tarts, and sweet baked goods.
Did you know?Pastry ultimately comes from the same Latin root as “paste,” so the word’s history is really about a pliable mass being transformed into a finished form.
Etymological Timeline
Latin
Latin
pasta
“Dough, paste, or a soft mass”
Late Latin
Latin
pastellus
“A small cake or little loaf made from dough”
Old French
Old French
paste
“Paste, dough, or pie crust”
Middle English
English
pastri
“A pie crust or baked dish made from paste”
Modern English
English
pastry
“A baked food made from dough, especially sweet crusts and filled baked goods”