patisserie

noun

pa·​tis·​se·​rie pə-ˈti-sə-rē 

pä-

variants or pâtisserie

1

: pastry sense 1b

2

: a pastry shop

Examples of patisserie in a Sentence

a delicious selection of French patisserie

Recent Examples on the Web

There’s a Cedric Grolet patisserie for next-level sweets, and a watering hole called The Berkeley Bar & Terrace that keeps things jazzy, especially after a martini or two. — Katharine Sohn, Architectural Digest, 2 Oct. 2026

There are more than 34,000 bakers across France churning out around 6 billion baguettes each year, according to the national federation of bakeries and patisseries, which says that about one quarter of them use oil- or gas-fired ovens. — ABC News, 27 Sep. 2026

The welcome drinks may be Champagne for you, mango and passionfruit smoothies for them, paired with cookies from the on-site patisserie and caramels in tiny crystal dishes. — Laura Dannen Redman, Robb Report, 10 Sep. 2026

In January 2026, Betancur and his wife, Leidy Ospina, opened The ChangeBaker Place next door to the bakery, a coffee shop and patisserie featuring Colombian beans, local artwork and a tres leches latte created by barista Alexandra Pilarte. — Charlotte Observer, 24 Aug. 2026

Word History

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

First Known Use

1594, in the meaning defined at sense 1