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The chicken and bacon croissant stuffer, sweet black pepper bacon, Brown Sugar Shakin’ Espresso and pistachio coffee are also returning as part of the spring menu.—Sabrina Weiss, People.com, 2 Apr. 2025 This cafe serves early breakfast, brunch, lunch and dinner — from croissants and quiche to oysters and rillettes.—Linda Zavoral, Mercury News, 26 Mar. 2025 The pastry-centric cafe invites visitors to take a break beneath old-growth oak trees while indulging in a flakes-for-days pain au chocolat ($6.25) – or an especially decadent almond chocolate croissant ($7.25).—Linda Zavoral, The Mercury News, 24 Mar. 2025 Grab a croissant at Independent Baking Co., explore the Oconee Rivers Greenway, then catch a show at the Georgia Theater.—Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 11 Mar. 2025 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
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