crostini

plural noun

cros·​ti·​ni krȯ-ˈstē-nē 

: small slices of usually toasted bread topped with a spread or other food

Examples of crostini in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Food options include oysters with baked rajas and a cornbread crostini, butternut squash soup, lobster torreja (Mexican French toast) with asparagus and cauliflower, duck breast, red velvet cake and chocolate raspberry mousse. —Carlos Rico, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Jan. 2025

The mission starts off well: Peter trips the security system to disable the cameras for 15 minutes, and Noor swipes the keycard from Abbas after Rose fake-chokes on a crostini while meeting him. —Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 23 Jan. 2025

Guests can also purchase a first-class ticket, includes a four-course pairing involving lobster empanada, crab Louie and fillet crostini. Details: 2 N. Central Ave., Suite 101, Phoenix. —Bahar Anooshahr, The Arizona Republic, 17 Dec. 2024

The dressing is then mixed with large wedges of romaine lettuce, more cheese and a crostini. —Alexandra Mendoza, The Mercury News, 1 July 2024

Word History

Etymology

Italian, plural of crostino, from crosta crust, rind, from Latin crusta shell, crust — more at crust

First Known Use

1945, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for crostini

• acini
• aldine
• arsine
• carinii
• cosine
• delphine
• domine
• latine
• leucine
• ovine
• pennine
• porcine