cretons
/ (krɛtɑ̃) /
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pl n
Canadian a spread of shredded pork cooked with onions in pork fat
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Word Origin for cretons
Canadian French, perhaps from Dutch kerte cut
Words nearby cretons
cretic, cretin, cretinism, cretinize, cretonne, cretons, Creusa, Creuse, Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, crevalle, crevalle jack
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How to use cretons in a sentence
She notes that on occasion the cooks also make turkey cretons.