bear paw

1. 1.

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

   Synonymsbear claw

   Broadersweet roll

Questions about bear paw

What does bear paw mean?

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

What is another word for bear paw?

Close synonyms include bear claw. 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 paw a common word?

bear paw is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.