bear claw

1. 1.

   almond-flavored yeast-raised pastry shaped in an irregular semicircle resembling a bear's claw

   Synonymsbear paw

   Broadersweet roll
2. 2.

   an incised design resembling the claw of a bear; used in Native American pottery

   Broaderdesign
3. 3.

   claw of a bear; often used in jewelry

   Broaderclaw

Questions about bear claw

What does bear claw mean?

bear claw means "almond-flavored yeast-raised pastry shaped in an irregular semicircle resembling a bear's claw". That is the primary sense; the word has 3 in total, listed in full on this page.

What is another word for bear claw?

Close synonyms include bear paw. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is bear claw a common word?

bear claw is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.