🇮🇹Italian Source WordCode: IT

panificio

Pronunciation / Transliteration: pah-nee-fee-cho

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Bakehouse/ˈbeɪk.haʊs/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #15000 frequency
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🇮🇹 Example Sentence in Italian:

"Il panificio locale offre una vasta gamma di prodotti da forno."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A building or establishment where baked goods, especially bread, are produced and sold.

    "The local bakehouse offers a variety of artisan breads and pastries."
  2. 2

    A place where baking is done, often used in a community context.

    "In the small town, the bakehouse serves as a gathering spot for residents."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'bakehouse' originates from Middle English 'bakehous', which combines 'bake' (from Old English 'bacan', meaning to cook) and 'house' (from Old English 'hus'). Historically, it referred to a place where bread and other baked goods were produced, evolving into modern usage that encompasses various types of bakeries.

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