Phrase guide

Danish pastry

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A sweet and flaky yeast-raised roll made from a dough using butter or margarine and filled with remonce (butter and sugar) or custard.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Danish

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: viennoiserie

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noun

Meaning 2

light sweet yeast-raised roll usually filled with fruits or cheese

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: danish

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: sweet roll, coffee roll

History

Etymology

So named because they were introduced to the United States via Copenhagen.

Across languages

Translations

20 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Danish: wienerbrød — yeast roll
  • Finnish: viineri — yeast roll
  • Finnish: wiener — yeast roll
  • Finnish: wienerleipä — yeast roll
  • French: viennoiserie danoise — yeast roll
  • French: danoise — yeast roll
  • German: Kopenhagener — yeast roll
  • German: Plunder — yeast roll
  • German: Teilchen — yeast roll
  • German: Plundergebäck — yeast roll
  • Japanese: デニッシュ (denisshu) — yeast roll
  • Norwegian Bokmål: wienerbrød — yeast roll
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: wienerbrød — yeast roll
  • Polish: ciasto duńskie — yeast roll
  • Spanish: pan danés — yeast roll
  • Spanish: masa danesa — yeast roll
  • Spanish: factura — yeast roll
  • Spanish: bizcocho — yeast roll
  • Swedish: wienerbröd — yeast roll
  • Turkish: Danimarka çöreği — yeast roll