crostini
Americanplural noun
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crostino
singular
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canapés made of thin pieces of toast.
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croutons used as a garnish.
plural noun
Etymology
Origin of crostini
First recorded in 1970–75; from Italian, plural of crostino, diminutive of crosta + -ini, masculine plural of diminutive suffix -ino; see origin at crust ( def. ), -ine 1 ( def. ),
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Keep a well-wrapped, good bread in the freezer too, and some sort of bruschetta or crostini is waiting to happen.
From Washington Times ● Nov. 30, 2023
But the dip comes with chicharrones and everything-spiced crostini, which deliver as much interference as flavor.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 17, 2023
COLUMBUS, Ohio — It was nearly Wednesday morning, long after the beef tenderloin crostini started looking a little pale, when a young man in a red bow tie gave himself permission to dance a little.
From New York Times ● Nov. 9, 2022
Serve with a lot of pita or crostini because everyonewill want to try it.
From Salon ● May 17, 2022
Dulce Dominguez, the lady who owned Two Scoops, munched on a crostini that looked like it had red caviar on it.
From "The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora" by Pablo Cartaya
A plump salty sun-dried tomato crowns a crostino of sopressata cut paper-thin on a Berker meat slicer.
From New York Times ● Feb. 27, 2019
So is the mash of walnuts, honey and lardo that the chefs spread on another crostino, one that would be just as good at breakfast or dessert, or with cheese or yogurt.
From New York Times ● Mar. 3, 2015
So did a crostino being assembled as I paid the bill on my last visit: braised garbanzos and dandelion greens ladled from a big clay pot over bruschetta and topped with a gleaming grilled sardine.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 20, 2011
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