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Dessert vs Pastry - What's the difference?

dessert | pastry |

As nouns the difference between dessert and pastry

is that dessert is a sweet confection served as the last course of a meal while pastry is a baked food group which contains items made from flour and fat pastes such as pie crust; also tarts, bear claws, napoleons, puff pastries, etc.

dessert

English

(wikipedia dessert)

Noun

(en noun)
  • A sweet confection served as the last course of a meal

    • Synonyms

    * (sweet final course of a meal) afters (UK informal ), pudding (UK), sweet (UK)

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    pastry

    English

    (wikipedia pastry)

    Noun

    (pastries)
  • A baked food group which contains items made from flour and fat pastes such as pie crust; also tarts, bear claws, napoleons, puff pastries, etc.
  • (label) The type of light flour-based dough used in pastries.
  • (label) The place where pastry is made.
  • * 1591 , , IV. iv. 2:
    • They call for dates and quinces in the pastry .

    Derived terms

    * pastry flour

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