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dough vs pastry

pastry vs dough

dough and pastry both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
dough Yes No No No
pastry Yes No No No
As nouns, pastry is a hyponym of dough; that is, pastry is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than dough:
  • dough: a flour mixture stiff enough to knead or roll
  • pastry: a dough of flour and water and shortening
Other hyponyms of dough include pastry dough, bread dough, yeast dough.
dough (noun) pastry (noun)
a flour mixture stiff enough to knead or roll any of various baked foods made of dough or batter
informal terms for money a dough of flour and water and shortening
Difference between dough and pastry

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