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crouton

[ kroo-ton, kroo-ton ]

noun

  1. a small piece of fried or toasted bread, sometimes seasoned, used as a garnish for soups, salads, and other dishes.


crouton

/ ˈkruːtɒn /

noun

  1. a small piece of fried or toasted bread, usually served in soup
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of crouton1

1800–10; < French, equivalent to croûte crust + -on diminutive suffix
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Word History and Origins

Origin of crouton1

French: diminutive of croûte crust
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Example Sentences

Damuck describes them as “like croutons, only full of protein and packed with nutty flavor,” so they’re a natural on top of salads and rice and grain bowls.

Grilled rockfish set on a shimmering pool of sungold tomato sauce and circled with brioche croutons and herbs arranged as if with tweezers was beautiful and luscious.

Croutons may also be served with the rest; put around the fish one crouton, then an onion, and so on, all around.

Pile them on the crouton, and have ready a tomato sauce to pour over.

Hard-boil some eggs and, while they are cooking, fry a large square slice of bread in butter to make a large crouton.

Stick the skewers into the crouton and pour the sauce round it.

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