Danish pastry

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A sweet and flaky yeast-raised roll made from a dough using butter or margarine and filled with remonce (butter and sugar) or custard.

Word forms

Danish pastry Danish pastries

Etymology

So named because they were introduced to the United States via Copenhagen.

Synonyms

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