Synonyms for pastry

Most common

cake · puff

All synonyms

Noun

Definitions

1. n. 1

   A baked food item made from flour and fat pastes such as pie crust; also tarts, bear claws, napoleons, puff pastries, etc.

   That pastry shop sells not just pastries, but all kinds of baked goods.

Related words

Word family

pastrymaker

Phrases

pastry chef pastry fork pastry shop shortcrust pastry hot water pastry pastry bag pastry cook pastry cream

Forms

Plural

pastries → cakes, puffs…

Example sentences

• cake If you are a good boy, you shall have a nice cake.
• puff A puff of wind came and blew Curdken's hat far away.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters

cake¹, puff¹