leivos — meaning in English
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English meaning
- confection noun A sweet food, such as a cake, sweet or pastry, often made with great care and finely decorated.
- pastry noun A dough made from flour and fat, used as the base for pies, tarts, and similar baked goods.
- tart adj Having a sharp, sour taste.
Senses
leivos is used for these senses in English:
- baked good (usually, in the plural) An item or class of items with a flour as a main ingredient, prepared by baking.
- confection A food item prepared very sweet, frequently decorated in fine detail, and often preserved with sugar, such as a candy, sweetmeat, fruit preserve, pastry, or cake.
- pastry (uncountable) The food group formed by the various kinds of pastries.
- tart A type of small open pie, or piece of pastry, now typically containing jelly (US) / jam (UK) or conserve, or sometimes other fillings (chocolate, custard, egg, butter, historically even meat or other savory fillings).
confection — full definition
- noun A sweet food, such as a cake, sweet or pastry, often made with great care and finely decorated.
- noun The process of putting something together or making it.
- noun Something that has been put together or made up, especially from several different parts.
- noun A piece of writing, music or art that is light and entertaining and not meant to be taken too seriously.
pastry — full definition
- noun A dough made from flour and fat, used as the base for pies, tarts, and similar baked goods.
- noun A small baked item made from this dough, such as a croissant or turnover.
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