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croissant

/kɹəˈsɑnt/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.78 in modern English

Syllables
crois-sant
IPA
/kɹəˈsɑnt/
11
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A flaky roll or pastry in a form of a crescent.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱer- Proto-Indo-European *-sḱéti Proto-Indo-European *ḱreh₁-sḱéti Latin crēscō Latin crēscentem Old French creissant Old French croisant French croissantubor. English croissant Unadapted borrowing from French croissant (“crescent”), present participle of croître (“to grow”). Doublet of crescent.

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /kɹəˈsɑnt/
  • British English: /ˈk(ɹ)wæsɒ̃/

Inflected Forms

croissants (plural)

Derived Forms

cragel croffle croissandwich croissantlike cronut crookie cruffin doissant prashant

Synonyms

crescent crescent roll

Rhymes With

want vermont font mont avant commandant lamont pont dumont ponte nonchalant savant

Questions

How do you pronounce croissant?
The recorded pronunciation is /kɹəˈsɑnt/.
What does croissant mean?
A flaky roll or pastry in a form of a crescent.
Where does croissant come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱer- Proto-Indo-European *-sḱéti Proto-Indo-European *ḱreh₁-sḱéti Latin crēscō Latin crēscentem Old French creissant Old French croisant French croissantubor. English croissant Unadapted borrowing from French croissant (“crescent”), present participle of croître (“to grow”). Doublet of crescent.

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