pastorets
/pəsˈtuɾəts/
CA
Small sweet pastries from Catalonia, typically filled with cream or sweet jam and commonly eaten during the Christmas season.
Per Nadal, moltes famílies catalanes compren pastorets a la pastisseria local.
At Christmas, many Catalan families buy pastorets from their local bakery.
Etymology
The word comes from the Catalan "pastor", meaning "shepherd", as the small pastries were originally associated with shepherds bringing simple gifts to the nativity.
Memory Aid
Pastorets sounds like "pastry" — both are small baked treats, and pastorets are a Catalan Christmas pastry.
Collocations
pastorets de cremapastorets nadalencsmenjar pastoretscomprar pastorets