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Etymology 1
From, from , from. Compare 🇨🇬. .

Noun

 * 1) pie; cake; tart foodstuff made of baked dough, other than bread

Usage notes

 * can refer to almost any foodstuff that is made of dough, baked in a pan or oven, and considered fit for consumption by itself (unlike bread). Which sorts are in fact called and which are not, is mainly a matter of tradition, for which no clear rule can be given. For example,  is not included in the term, unlike the rather similar  and . While most  have pieces cut from them, the northern German  are bite-sized. Similarly, most  are made of flour, but  are made of potatoes.
 * All that said, the prototypical is a fairly large, sweet pastry similar to the.