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puff pastry

puff pastry noun: a light, flaky pastry that is made of alternating buttery and floury dough layers by repeatedly folding the rolled pastry into many layers.

puff pastry: a light, flaky pastry that is made of alternating buttery and floury dough layers by repeatedly...
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Noun

puff pastry (countable and uncountable, plural puff pastries)

  1. A light, flaky pastry that is made of alternating buttery and floury dough layers by repeatedly folding the rolled pastry into many layers.
    Synonyms:
    pate feuilletee

puff pastry meaning in Hindi, Gujarati, Tagalog and Arabic

puff pastry in Hindi

light, flaky pastry
छिछोरा आदमी chichorā ādmī

puff pastry in Gujarati

light, flaky pastry
પફ પેસ્ટ્રી paph pesṭrī

puff pastry in Tagalog

light, flaky pastry
uhaldres, ohaldre

puff pastry in Arabic

light, flaky pastry
عجينة منتفخة ʕajīna muntafiḵa
More languagesFewer languages
puff pastry in Malay
pastri lapis
puff pastry in Indonesian
keripik pastel
puff pastry in Persian
خمیر هزارلا
puff pastry in Vietnamese
bột nhào nở

Synonyms of puff pastry

Forms of puff pastry

pluralpuff pastries

Questions about puff pastry

What does puff pastry mean?
Puff pastry means a light, flaky pastry that is made of alternating buttery and floury dough layers by repeatedly folding the rolled pastry into many layers.
What is puff pastry in Hindi?
Puff pastry in Hindi is छिछोरा आदमी (chichorā ādmī). See Puff pastry meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is puff pastry?
Puff pastry is a noun.
What is the plural of puff pastry?
The plural of puff pastry is puff pastries.

Words near puff pastry in the dictionary

  1. puff one's chest
  2. puff out
  3. puff paste
  4. puff pastes
  5. puff pastries
  6. puff pastry
  7. puff piece
  8. puff pieces
  9. puff pipe
  10. puff pipes
  11. puff the magic dragon

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