croissant

noun

crois·​sant krȯ-ˈsänt How to pronounce croissant (audio)
krə-;
krwä-ˈsäⁿ How to pronounce croissant (audio)
plural croissants krȯ-ˈsänt(s) How to pronounce croissant (audio)
krə-;
krwä-ˈsäⁿ(z)
: a flaky rich crescent-shaped roll

Examples of croissant in a Sentence

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The ham and cheese croissant is $6.75, the cappuccino is $4. Katie Bernard, Kansas City Star, 2 Jan. 2025 Pour mixture over croissants and pears, ensuring they are fully submerged. Sabrina Weiss, People.com, 24 Dec. 2024 After operating out of a kiosk for a few years, Ms. Yee opened a stand-alone space in 2024, serving all-vegan croissants, Danishes, scones and more. Meghan McCarron, New York Times, 24 Dec. 2024 At Pizza Studio Tamaki, one of the popular orders now is the butter chicken pie. RELATED: 7 very unexpected Bay Area pizza combos to try Humble Focaccia Will Reign Buttery laminated dough treats such as croissants and pain au chocolat have been on an unstoppable run in the baked-goods world. Bloomberg, The Mercury News, 19 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for croissant 

Word History

Etymology

French, literally, crescent, from Middle French, from present participle of croistre to grow, from Latin crescere — more at crescent

First Known Use

1875, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of croissant was in 1875

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“Croissant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/croissant. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.

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croissant

noun
crois·​sant krȯ-ˈsänt How to pronounce croissant (audio) krə- How to pronounce croissant (audio)
plural croissants
: a flaky rich crescent-shaped roll

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