profiterole vs pastry

profiterole and pastry both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
profiterole	Yes	No	No	No
pastry	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, pastry is a hypernym of profiterole; that is, pastry is a word with a broader meaning than profiterole:

profiterole: a small hollow pastry that is typically filled with cream and covered with chocolate
pastry: any of various baked foods made of dough or batter

profiterole (noun)	pastry (noun)
a small hollow pastry that is typically filled with cream and covered with chocolate	any of various baked foods made of dough or batter
	a dough of flour and water and shortening