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croissant

[ French krwah-sahn; English kruh-sahnt ]

noun

, plural crois·sants [k, r, wah-, sahn, kr, uh, -, sahnts].
  1. a rich, buttery, crescent-shaped roll of leavened dough or puff paste.


croissant

/ ˈkrwʌsɒŋ; krwasɑ̃ /

noun

  1. a flaky crescent-shaped bread roll made of a yeast dough similar to puff pastry


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Word History and Origins

Origin of croissant1

1895–1900; < French: literally, crescent

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Word History and Origins

Origin of croissant1

French, literally: crescent

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Example Sentences

There were also Cronuts—his donut-croissant hybrid—available at the SXSW event.

I choked on my croissant at the lurid accounts in the New York Times, which positively wallowed in the story.

Warm up with a croissant and a mug of Counter Culture organic coffee at A Café at AKA Central Park (42 W. 58th St.).

You can start the day with a croissant and baguette, then end the day in a bistro or some place high-end, like Pierre Gagnaire.

Rue du Croissant (seventeenth century) is a street of ancient houses and the chief newspaper street of the city.

Elise finished the last crumb of croissant and drained the last drop of coffee.

They treated us remarkably well at Tours's Hôtel du Croissant.

So go we into the Rue Croissant, with its shaveless thuggeries and marauding cabs.

Ung aultre petit tableau de Nostre Dame, pourtant une couronne sur son chief, assise sur un croissant, le fond du tableau dor.

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