croissant

/kwɑːˈsɑːnt/

nouncrois · sant

Think: “CROIS-sant” — it *crosses* (crois) the oven and comes out *so* tasty (sant).

Yes, it's croissant. Remember the French spelling: it starts with **crois-** (not *croy-*), and ends with **-ant**.

Definition

  1. nounA light, flaky, crescent-shaped pastry made from layered (buttered) dough.

Examples

  • “She bought a warm croissant and a cup of coffee on the way to school.”
  • “The bakery’s almond croissant was crisp on the outside and soft inside.”
  • “For breakfast, he split the croissant and filled it with ham and cheese.”

Synonyms

pastryrollcrescent rollviennoiseriebreakfast pastry

Translations

ES cruasánPT croissantFR croissant

Common misspellings

crosantcroisantcressantcroissontcroissandcroissiantcroissanttcroissánt

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