flaky pastry — noun count or uncount a type of PASTRY that consists of a lot of thin layers … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
flaky pastry — UK US noun [uncountable] a type of pastry that consists of a lot of thin layers Thesaurus: pies and pastrieshyponym types of food or drinkhypernym … Useful english dictionary
flaky pastry — noun A form of pastry in which the fat (shortening) is rolled into the dough to produce a flaky texture … Wiktionary
flaky pastry — noun pastry consisting of a number of thin layers … English new terms dictionary
flaky pastry — UK / US noun [uncountable] a type of pastry that consists of a lot of thin layers … English dictionary
flaky pastry — /fleɪki ˈpeɪstri/ (say flaykee paystree) noun → puff pastry …
Pastry — This article describes Pastry in food. For the Distributed Hash Table system, see Pastry (DHT). Pastry is the name given to various kinds of baked goods made from ingredients such as flour, butter, shortening, baking powder or eggs. It may also… … Wikipedia
pastry — /pay stree/, n., pl. pastries. 1. a sweet baked food made of dough, esp. the shortened paste used for pie crust and the like. 2. any item of food of which such dough forms an essential part, as a pie, tart, or napoleon. [1530 40; PASTE + RY] * *… … Universalium
flaky — flak|y [ˈfleıki] adj 1.) tending to break into small thin pieces ▪ flaky pastry ▪ flaky skin 2.) informal especially AmE a flaky person is slightly strange or often forgets things ▪ Carrie s pretty flaky but she s fun to be with. >flakiness n… … Dictionary of contemporary English
flaky — adj. (flakier, flakiest) 1 of or like flakes; separating easily into flakes. 2 esp. US sl. crazy, eccentric. Phrases and idioms: flaky pastry pastry consisting of thin light layers. Derivatives: flakily adv. flakiness n … Useful english dictionary
