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bak·er·y

 (bā′kə-rē)
n. pl. bak·er·ies
A place where products such as bread, cake, and pastries are baked or sold. Also called bakeshop.
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bakery

(ˈbeɪkərɪ)
n, pl -eries
1. Also called: bakehouse a room or building equipped for baking
2. Also called: bakeshop a shop in which bread, cakes, etc, are sold
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bak•er•y

(ˈbeɪ kə ri, ˈbeɪk ri)

n., pl. -er•ies.
a place where baked goods are made or sold.
Also called bake•shop (ˈbeɪkˌʃɒp)
[1535–45]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.bakery - a workplace where baked goods (breads and cakes and pastries) are produced or soldbakery - a workplace where baked goods (breads and cakes and pastries) are produced or sold
patisserie - a bakery specializing in French pastry
shop, store - a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services; "he bought it at a shop on Cape Cod"
workplace, work - a place where work is done; "he arrived at work early today"
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Translations
pekárnapekařství
bageri
leipomo
pekarapekarnica
kenyérboltpékségpéküzlet
bakarí
パン屋
빵집
pistrina
pekáreň
pekarna
bageri
ร้านขายขนมปัง
ekmek fırınıekmekçifırınpasta fırını
tiệm bánh mì

bakery

[ˈbeɪkərɪ] N (for bread) → panadería f; (for cakes) → pastelería f
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

bakery

[ˈbeɪkəri] n (= shop) → boulangerie f
I got them from the baker's this morning
BUT Je suis allé les chercher chez le boulanger ce matin.Je suis allé les chercher à la boulangerie ce matin. (= factory) → boulangerie f industrielle
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

bakery

nBäckerei f
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

bakery

[ˈbeɪkərɪ] npanetteria, forno
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

bake

(beik) verb
1. to cook in an oven. I'm going to bake (bread) today; She baked the ham.
2. to dry or harden by heat. The sun is baking the ground dry.
baked adjective
baked ham; freshly baked bread.
ˈbaker noun
1. a person who bakes. He is a qualified baker; She is a good baker.
2. a baker's shop.
ˈbakeryplural ˈbakeries noun
a place where baking is done and / or where bread, cakes etc are sold. I bought some cakes at the bakery.
ˈbaking noun
the act or art of cooking bread, cakes etc.
baking powder
a powder used to make cakes etc rise. This sponge cake is very flat – you can't have used enough baking powder.
a baker's dozen
thirteen.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.

bakery

مَخْبَز pekařství bageri Bäckerei αρτοποιείο panadería leipomo boulangerie pekara panetteria パン屋 빵집 bakkerij bakeri piekarnia padaria пекарня bageri ร้านขายขนมปัง ekmekçi tiệm bánh mì 面包店
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References in classic literature ?
"Why, the new Government Bakery was opened only last week, and I gave orders to sell the bread at cost-price during the present scarcity!
"The Bakery's closed, y'reince!" the Chancellor said, more loudly and clearly than he had spoken yet.
By turning their heads they could see through an- other window, along an alleyway that ran behind the Main Street stores and into the back door of Abner Groff's bakery. Sometimes as they sat thus a picture of village life presented itself to them.
The young girl's attention had been attracted to him for the last few moments; she had repeatedly turned her head towards him with uneasiness; she had even once come to a standstill, and taking advantage of a ray of light which escaped from a half-open bakery to survey him intently, from head to foot, then, having cast this glance, Gringoire had seen her make that little pout which he had already noticed, after which she passed on.
"This is not a public bakery, child," replied the man, sternly.
The restaurant bakers and the bakery wagon drivers struck, followed by the milkers, milk drivers, and chicken pickers.
He lives on the Hill, back of the Mayfair bakery, runnin' a cobbler's shop that everybody knows, and you'll have no trouble.
'Bakery,' 'Grocery,' and 'Bookbindery,' and other kind of store, took its shutters down for the first time, and started in business yesterday.
Passing the bakery, half way down the block, he dropped in, ordered a chocolate ice-cream soda, and chose a seat near the window.
"The Creamery did not deliver this morning," he explained; "nor did the bakery."
North East Bakery opened two branches this year and said it was expanding its wholesale work for national customers.
Eurobuns is a modern bakery with seven high-tech bakery lines.