noun

bakehouse

bakehouse

The old village had a communal bakehouse.

The old village had a communal bakehouse.

((a/the)) bakehouse a building for baking bread The village shared a common bakehouse.

Synonyms: bakery, oven

A compound of 'bake' and 'house'. Literally a house for baking.

Picture an old-fashioned, separate building (a house) specifically for baking bread, often for a whole community.

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