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croissant

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Scrabble points
11
Words With Friends
13
Letters
9
Pronunciation
/ˈk(ɹ)wæsɒ̃/(UK)
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/ˈk(ɹ)wæsɒ̃/(UK) · /kɹəˈsɑnt/(US) · /k(ɹ)wɑˈsɑ̃/(US) · /kɹəˈsɑnt/ · /k(ɹ)waˈsɑ̃/ · /kwə-/ · /kɹə-/ · /kɹɘˈsɔnt/ · /kɹəˈsɔnt/

Definition of croissant

1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. A flaky roll or pastry in a form of a crescent.

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Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱer- Proto-Indo-European *-sḱéti Proto-Indo-European *ḱreh₁-sḱéti Latin crēscō Latin crēscentem Old French creissant Old French croisant French croissantubor. English croissant Unadapted borrowing from French croissant (“crescent”), present participle of croître (“to grow”). Doublet of crescent.

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