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Pastry vs Sweets - What's the difference?

pastry | sweets |

As nouns the difference between pastry and sweets

is that 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 while sweets is (british|plurale tantum) confectionery, candy.

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

    Anagrams

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    sweets

    English

    (wikipedia sweets)

    Noun

    (head)
  • (British, plurale tantum) Confectionery, candy.
  • A term of endearment; sweetheart.
    • I miss you, sweets .

    Derived terms

    * boiled sweets