croissant en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /k(ɹ)waˈsɑ̃/ (Canada)
- /kɹəˈsɔnt/ (Australia)
- /kwə-/ (Canada)
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- /kɹəˈsɑnt/ (Canada)
- /k(ɹ)wɑˈsɑ̃/ (General-American)
- /kɹə-/ (Canada)
- /kɹɘˈsɔnt/ (New-Zealand)
- (UK) audio
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- /ˈk(ɹ)wæsɒ̃/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /kɹəˈsɑnt/ (General-American)
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱer- Proto-Indo-European *-sḱéti Proto-Indo-European *ḱreh₁-sḱéti Latin crēscō Latin crēscentem Old French creissant Old French croisant French croissantubor. English croissant Unadapted borrowing from French croissant (“crescent”), present participle of croître (“to grow”). Doublet of crescent.
Meanings
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A flaky roll or pastry in a form of a crescent.
By my side was the empty bowl in which the concierge had brought me my café au lait and the fragment of croissant which I had not had appetite enough to eat. I heard the concierge in the next room emptying my bath.
1919, W[illiam] Somerset Maugham, chapter XXXIV, in The Moon and Sixpence, [New York, N.Y.]: Grosset & Dunlap Publishers […], →OCLC, page 175:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| croissants | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
croffle · doissant · croissantlike · cragel · cruffin · prashant · crookie · croissandwich · cronut
Hypernyms
Synonyms
Translations (100)
nn croissant (a flaky roll or pastry in a form of a crescent) · vi bánh croa-xăng (a flaky roll or pastry in a form of a crescent) · de Croissant (a flaky roll or pastry in a form of a crescent) · yue 牛角酥 (a flaky roll or pastry in a form of a crescent) · pt croissant (a flaky roll or pastry in a form of a crescent) · ru круасса́н (a flaky roll or pastry in a form of a crescent) · ko 크레센트 롤빵 (a flaky roll or pastry in a form of a crescent) · sh кроа̀са̄н (a flaky roll or pastry in a form of a crescent) · eo korna bulko (a flaky roll or pastry in a form of a crescent) · acw كْرُواسّون (a flaky roll or pastry in a form of a crescent) · id roti bulan sabit (a flaky roll or pastry in a form of a crescent) · it cornetto (a flaky roll or pastry in a form of a crescent) · ms roti bulan sabit (a flaky roll or pastry in a form of a crescent) · es croissant (a flaky roll or pastry in a form of a crescent) · hu croissant (a flaky roll or pastry in a form of a crescent) · lo ຄົວຊ່ອງ (a flaky roll or pastry in a form of a crescent) · es cachito (a flaky roll or pastry in a form of a crescent) · cmn 羊角包 (a flaky roll or pastry in a form of a crescent) · sk rožok (a flaky roll or pastry in a form of a crescent) · pl rogalik (a flaky roll or pastry in a form of a crescent) · yue 牛角包 (a flaky roll or pastry in a form of a crescent) · nb croissant (a flaky roll or pastry in a form of a crescent) · nrf crouaîssant (a flaky roll or pastry in a form of a crescent) · it polacca (a flaky roll or pastry in a form of a crescent) · de Kipfl (a flaky roll or pastry in a form of a crescent) · ja クロワッサン (a flaky roll or pastry in a form of a crescent) · ar كْرُوَاسَّان (a flaky roll or pastry in a form of a crescent) · he קְרוּאָסוֹן (a flaky roll or pastry in a form of a crescent) · tr kruvasan (a flaky roll or pastry in a form of a crescent) · es cangrejo (a flaky roll or pastry in a form of a crescent) · zu i-croissant (a flaky roll or pastry in a form of a crescent) · yi קיפּל (a flaky roll or pastry in a form of a crescent) · fi croissant (a flaky roll or pastry in a form of a crescent) · de Hörnchen (a flaky roll or pastry in a form of a crescent) · eo lunarka bulko (a flaky roll or pastry in a form of a crescent) · nan-hbl 牛角麵包 /牛角面包 (a flaky roll or pastry in a form of a crescent) · az kruassan (a flaky roll or pastry in a form of a crescent) · sv croissant (a flaky roll or pastry in a form of a crescent) · cmn 羊角麵包 /羊角面包 (a flaky roll or pastry in a form of a crescent) · id kroisan (a flaky roll or pastry in a form of a crescent) · it chiffero (a flaky roll or pastry in a form of a crescent) · ast curasán (a flaky roll or pastry in a form of a crescent) · ka კროასანი (a flaky roll or pastry in a form of a crescent) · scn chìffili (a flaky roll or pastry in a form of a crescent) · vi bánh con cua (a flaky roll or pastry in a form of a crescent) · ko 크루아상 (a flaky roll or pastry in a form of a crescent) · tr ay çöreği (a flaky roll or pastry in a form of a crescent) · id roti sabit (a flaky roll or pastry in a form of a crescent) · bg кроаса́н (a flaky roll or pastry in a form of a crescent) · es cacho (a flaky roll or pastry in a form of a crescent) · yi קרואַסאַן (a flaky roll or pastry in a form of a crescent) · cmn 牛角麵包 /牛角面包 (a flaky roll or pastry in a form of a crescent) · hu kifli (a flaky roll or pastry in a form of a crescent) · mi parāoa kape (a flaky roll or pastry in a form of a crescent) · hy կրուասան (a flaky roll or pastry in a form of a crescent) · km នំគ្រ័រសង់ (a flaky roll or pastry in a form of a crescent) · sv giffel (a flaky roll or pastry in a form of a crescent) · fa کرواسان (a flaky roll or pastry in a form of a crescent) · ms roti tanduk (a flaky roll or pastry in a form of a crescent) · fi voisarvi (a flaky roll or pastry in a form of a crescent) · ka კრუასანი (a flaky roll or pastry in a form of a crescent) · da croissant (a flaky roll or pastry in a form of a crescent) · eu kruasan (a flaky roll or pastry in a form of a crescent) · cmn 新月形麵包 /新月形面包 (a flaky roll or pastry in a form of a crescent) · fr croissant (a flaky roll or pastry in a form of a crescent) · et sarvesai (a flaky roll or pastry in a form of a crescent) · vi bánh sừng bò (a flaky roll or pastry in a form of a crescent) · ur کروسنٹ (a flaky roll or pastry in a form of a crescent) · it chifel (a flaky roll or pastry in a form of a crescent) · cmn 牛角包 (a flaky roll or pastry in a form of a crescent) · tr kruasan (a flaky roll or pastry in a form of a crescent) · mk кроаса́н (a flaky roll or pastry in a form of a crescent) · es cruasán (a flaky roll or pastry in a form of a crescent) · th ครัวซ็อง (a flaky roll or pastry in a form of a crescent) · cs croissant (a flaky roll or pastry in a form of a crescent) · pt croassã (a flaky roll or pastry in a form of a crescent) · nl croissant (a flaky roll or pastry in a form of a crescent) · ko 크레센트 (a flaky roll or pastry in a form of a crescent) · ca croissant (a flaky roll or pastry in a form of a crescent) · ru рога́лик (a flaky roll or pastry in a form of a crescent) · uk круаса́н (a flaky roll or pastry in a form of a crescent) · es cuerno (a flaky roll or pastry in a form of a crescent) · pl croissant (a flaky roll or pastry in a form of a crescent) · ro croasant (a flaky roll or pastry in a form of a crescent) · ar كْرُوَاسُّون (a flaky roll or pastry in a form of a crescent) · de Gipfeli (a flaky roll or pastry in a form of a crescent) · ga croissant (a flaky roll or pastry in a form of a crescent) · el κρουασάν (a flaky roll or pastry in a form of a crescent) · af croissant (a flaky roll or pastry in a form of a crescent) · es medialuna (a flaky roll or pastry in a form of a crescent) · cmn 可頌 /可颂 (a flaky roll or pastry in a form of a crescent) · be круаса́н (a flaky roll or pastry in a form of a crescent) · km នំក្រូសង់ (a flaky roll or pastry in a form of a crescent) · acw كْرُواسّان (a flaky roll or pastry in a form of a crescent) · he סַהֲרוֹן (a flaky roll or pastry in a form of a crescent) · fi kroissantti (a flaky roll or pastry in a form of a crescent) · it croissant (a flaky roll or pastry in a form of a crescent) · sh kroàsān (a flaky roll or pastry in a form of a crescent) · hi क्रोइसैन (a flaky roll or pastry in a form of a crescent) · it chifer (a flaky roll or pastry in a form of a crescent)