bakery

noun

bak·​ery ˈbā-k(ə-)rē How to pronounce bakery (audio)
plural bakeries
: a place for baking or selling baked goods

Examples of bakery in a Sentence

They work at a bakery.
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Vato is an all-day bakery, tortillería (yes, featuring their signature flour tortillas), and restaurant. Kate Kassin, Bon Appetit Magazine, 22 Sep. 2025 How viral bakery Pan Pan got started Molinar has always been a baker. Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Sep. 2025 The restaurant is run day to day by Eric Greenspan, the chef most recently behind a chain of ghost kitchens founded by the YouTuber MrBeast, and Bill Chait, a restaurateur most famously involved with the beloved California bakery chain Tartine. Ellen Cushing, The Atlantic, 22 Sep. 2025 At a new micro bakery in a quaint corner of East Nashville, customers decide the price. Molly Davis, Nashville Tennessean, 22 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for bakery

Word History

First Known Use

1598, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of bakery was in 1598

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“Bakery.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bakery. Accessed 23 Sep. 2025.

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bakery

noun
bak·​ery ˈbā-k(ə-)rē How to pronounce bakery (audio)
plural bakeries
: a place where bread, cakes, and pastry are made or sold

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