croissant
croissant
Definition
crois·sant (krə sänt′; Fr krwȧ sän′)
noun pl. -·sants′-sänts′, --Fr, -sän′
a rich, flaky bread roll made in the shape of a crescent
Etymology: Fr, lit., crescent: used in 19th c. to translate Ger hörnchen (lit., little horn); such rolls or cakes, shaped like the emblem of Turkey, were originated in Vienna to celebrate defeat of the Turks in 1689
croissant
Usage Examples
Converse of object
- bake: Freshly baked croissants will be served in addition to the normal breakfast.
- eat: So now I eat a croissant with my coffee every morning, picking up every flake with a moistened forefinger.
- fill: I got lost, so was only just in time to watch him down two filled croissants and don his sunglasses.
- enjoy: Enjoy home-baked croissants at a breakfast meeting, fresh sandwiches and fruit for lunch and delicious canapés in the evening.
- have: We went down to breakfast and I had decided I was going to have a croissant because the cooked breakfast wasn't very nice.
- include: Friday: In the morning we concentrate on fine pastries - including croissant, Danish, pain au raisin.
Adjective modifier
- fresh: Conveniently early opening sorts out the pre-work breakfast crowd, with the fresh croissants well worth getting up early for.
- warm: Breakfast is adequate; but it would be nice to have warm croissants!
- hot: The staff are obviously old friends and a hot croissant is delivered to the table.
- free: There are free croissants that come round mid-morning, to give everyone a blood-sugar boost.
- delicious: It had immaculately dressed waiters, fresh coffee and delicious croissants.
Noun used with modifier
- chocolate: We found the cafe place and had a cup of tea and chocolate croissant thing.
- morning: Take a stroll into Correns ( 1.2km ) for your morning croissants or visit the market on a Friday morning.
- breakfast: Our nearest Boulangerie is only 3kms, a lovely cycle ride for your breakfast croissants!
- cheese: Breakfast - grapes and apple slices, yogurt and a cheese croissant - arrived while Essex was still visible beneath the clouds.
Preposition: in
- bakery: Keep the healthier alternatives handy in the cupboard and leave the croissants in the bakery.
Preposition: with
- butter: That one croissant with butter and jam will now give you a massive 420 calories and 30 grams of fat ( 8 Totals ).
- cheese: Ate half a fried breakfast and half a croissant with cheese and had about 10 glasses of orange and apple juice.
Preposition: for
- breakfast: A lazy stroll up the hill to collect the coffee and croissants for breakfast.
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