croissant

American  

[krwah-sahn, kruh-sahnt] / krwɑˈsɑ̃, krəˈsɑnt /

noun

plural

croissants

1. a rich, buttery, crescent-shaped roll of leavened dough or puff paste.

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croissant British  

/ ˈkrwʌsɒŋ, krwasɑ̃ /

noun

1. a flaky crescent-shaped bread roll made of a yeast dough similar to puff pastry

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Etymology

Origin of croissant

1895–1900; < French: literally, crescent

Example Sentences

So Radonich made changes, adding more shuttle trips and switching up the morning food offerings, adding things like breakfast burritos and stuffed croissants.

From MarketWatch

"A monkey broke in the hotel restaurant, climbed down a pole and stole my croissant and omelette," he said.

From BBC

But then she swaps the bread for croissant, makes the egg scrambled, adds spinach, and ends up with this different story sliding around the plate.

From Los Angeles Times

Later, the counter began to crowd with flaky croissants, sticky pastry, brioches with amber sheen.

From Salon

We stayed at the same rental as last year and this time they were extra solicitous, gifting us not one but two packages of frozen croissants from the Utah tradwife influencer Ballerina Farm.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• bread
• cake
• doughnut
• phyllo
• pie