danish

noun1

1. •
   Danish pastry, light sweet yeast-raised roll usually filled with fruit or cheese.

   • Get me a coffee and a cheese danish.

adjective2

1. •
   Of or pertaining to Denmark.

   • The Danish midfielder received life-saving treatment during his country’s game against Finland in June 2021, eventually being resuscitated and taken to hospital. — 2023
2. •
   (rare) Characteristic of someone named Dan.

noun2

1. •
   Danes, natives of Denmark.
2. •
   (informal) Ellipsis of Danish pastry.

   • Hotel food is reasonably good, and rather British, except for breakfasts, when most hotels serve ensaimades, a puff pastry half way between a croissant and a Danish. — 1984