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backen (v.i./t.)
   to bake; fry
Principal Parts: er bäckt/backt, backte, hat gebacken
der Bäcker (-) / die Bäckerin (-nen)
   baker
die Bäckerei (-en)
   bakery, bakery shop

Ein Bäcker bäckt Brot, Brötchen, Kleingebäck und feine Backwaren.
A baker bakes bread, rolls, small baked goods and pastries.*
Sie will eine leckere Apfeltorte backen.
She wants to bake a delicious apple cake.
Meine Lieblingsbäckerei ist gleich um die Ecke.
My favorite bakery shop is right around the corner.

*In Austria and Germany, the professions of baker (Bäcker) and pastry chef (Konditor) are separate, but some bakeries offer pastries as well as bread and rolls.

Related:
beim Bäcker at the bakery, at the baker's
frisch gebackenes Brot freshly baked bread
gebackener Fisch fried fish
der Konditor pastry chef, pastry maker, confectioner
die Konditorei pastry shop
das Backhähnchen/das Backhendel roast chicken
der Kuchen cake
die Torte cake, gateau, tart

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