noun, plural pa·tis·se·ries [puh–tis–uh-reez; French pah-teesuh–ree] /pəˈtɪs ə riz; French pɑ tisəˈri/.
- a shop where pastry, especially French pastry, is made and sold.
- French pastry.
noun
- a shop where fancy pastries are sold
- such pastries
n.1784, from French pâtisserie “pastry shop,” from pâtisser “pastry-seller, pastry-cook,” from Old French pasticier (14c.), from Medieval Latin pasticium “pasty, composed of paste,” from Late Latin pasta “paste, pastry cake” (see pasta).