🇫🇷French Source WordCode: FR

croissant

Pronunciation / Transliteration: kʁwɑsɑ̃

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Croissant/ˈkwʌsɒ̃/
nounCEFR B1 (Intermediate)Top #4500 frequency
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🇫🇷 Example Sentence in French:

"Je prends un croissant pour le petit déjeuner."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A buttery, flaky, crescent-shaped pastry that is often eaten for breakfast.

    "She enjoyed a warm croissant with her coffee at the café."
  2. 2

    A type of bread roll that is made from a layered yeast-leavened dough.

    "The bakery specializes in making fresh croissants every morning."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the French word 'croissant', meaning 'crescent', stemming from the present participle of 'croître' (to grow), from Latin 'crescere'. The shape refers to the crescent moon, which has been associated with Austrian and French pastry traditions since the 19th century.

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