Cronut
AmericanEtymology
Origin of Cronut
First recorded in 2010–13; cro(issant) + (dough)nut
Example Sentences
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I bought him his first Cronut, which he cried while eating.
From Salon ● Sep. 18, 2024
Ansel’s Cronut was conceived after the pastry chef was told he didn’t have doughnuts on his menu.
From Salon ● Nov. 26, 2023
But there’s still a line outside the original Dominique Ansel bakery for the Cronut.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 8, 2023
Dessert included an upside-down lemon meringue pie whose crustless splendor could easily find itself in a Michelin-starred menu or the imagination of Dominique Ansel, creator of the Cronut.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 19, 2022
Not long after the advent of the Cronut, the pastry shop experimented with its own hybrid, mashing up the classic Italian rainbow cookie with a doughnut.
From New York Times ● Jul. 25, 2018
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