Croissant Definition

krwä-säɴ, krə-sänt
croissants
noun
croissants
A rich, flaky bread roll made in the shape of a crescent.
Webster's New World
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Noun

Singular:
croissant
Plural:
croissants

Origin of Croissant

  • Borrowing from French croissant (“crescent”), present participle of croître (“to grow”).

    From Wiktionary

  • French from Old French creissant, croissant crescent crescent

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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