pa·tis·se·rie (pə-tĭs'ə-rē, pä-tēs-rē') n. A bakery specializing in French pastry.
[French pâtisserie, from Old French pastiserie, from pasticier, to make pastry, from *pastitz, pastry, from Vulgar Latin *pastīcium, from Late Latin pasta, dough; see paste1.]