flaky pastry

noun

A form of pastry in which the fat (shortening) is rolled into the dough to produce a flaky texture.

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Meanings

nounflaky pastry (countable and uncountable, plural flaky pastries)

plural flaky pastries · alternative flakey pastry

  1. countableuncountablebakingA form of pastry in which the fat (shortening) is rolled into the dough to produce a flaky texture.

Translations

Māori pōhā/pēhi aparau
  • pōhā/pēhi aparauA type of pastry.
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APA

flaky pastry. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flaky%20pastry

MLA

“flaky pastry.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flaky%20pastry. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “flaky pastry,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flaky%20pastry.

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