cronut en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈkɹoʊ(ˌ)nʌt/ (General-American)
- /ˈkɹəʊnʌt/ (Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
Blend of croissant + doughnut. Trademarked by the French pastry chef Dominique Ansel.
Meanings
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A pastry which combines characteristics of a croissant and a doughnut. A croissant-based donut. A breadstuff shaped like a donut and made from croissant dough.
Botshka added that he doesn't understand the draw of the cronut burger, which combines a doughnut and croissant into a burger that is topped with maple bacon jam.
2013 August 21, Clare Clancy, “Cronut burger vendor closed after 34 people report getting sick at Toronto’s CNE”, in Hamilton Spectator:Could it have been a hybrid, a marriage of croissant and doughnut? The Cronut? The Doughsant?
1991 March 3, Diane White, “Munching in the '90s -- will doughnuts topple the croissant?”, in Boston Globe:You can't overlook the fact that the culinary skill needed to create cronuts is extremely high; pastry dough in a fryer usually "separates instantly and parts six ways to Sunday," says Merwin.
2013 June 6, Emily Shire, “Everything you need to know about the cronut”, in The Week:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| croinut | alternative | lexicographic | |
| cronuts | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Coordinates
bagel · funnelcake · churro · frybread
Hypernyms
pastry · breadstuff · donut
Relateds
croffle · cruffin · doughnut · croissant · donut
Synonyms
Translations (10)
ca crònut (pastry) · de Cronut (pastry) · it Cronut (pastry) · pl cronut (pastry) · ko 크로넛 (pastry) · it cronetto (pastry) · es cronut (pastry) · fr cronut (pastry) · af cronut (pastry) · ja クロナッツ (pastry)