[kroo-stahd] 
| a shell of bread or pastry, sometimes of noodles, rice, or mashed potatoes, baked or fried and filled with ragout or the like. |
crous·tade (krōō-städ')  (click for larger image in new window) n. A molded or hollowed bowllike crust, as of pastry, rice, or bread, used as a serving container for another food. [French, from Provençal croustado, from Old Provençal, from Latin crūstātus, past participle of crūstāre, to encrust, from crūsta, crust; see crust.] |