crois|sant

crois|sant
crois|sant «krwah sahn», noun.
a rich roll shaped like a crescent: »

I take a light breakfast of café au lait with a brioche or croissant (New Yorker).

[< French croissant (literally) crescent < present participle of croître < Latin crēscere; see etym. under crescent (Cf.crescent)]

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  • crois·sant — /krəˈsɑːnt, Brit ˈkwɑːsɒŋ/ noun, pl sants [count] : a type of roll that has a curved shape and that is usually eaten at breakfast …   Useful english dictionary

  • crois — crois·es; crois·sant; …   English syllables

  • sant — com·plai·sant; com·plai·sant·ly; con·fes·sant; con·ver·sant·ly; cor·po·sant; crois·sant; dan·sant; dis·cus·sant; dis·per·sant; gi·sant; in·ces·sant; in·ces·sant·ly; in·ces·sant·ness; mal·fea·sant; nais·sant; obei·sant; pas·sant; pu·is·sant;… …   English syllables

  • croissant — crois·sant …   English syllables

  • Croissant — Crois|sant [kro̯a sã:], das; s, s: hörnchenförmiges Gebäckstück aus Plunderteig: zum Frühstück esse ich am liebsten ein Croissant mit Butter und Honig. Syn.: ↑ Hörnchen. Zus.: Buttercroissant, Laugencroissant. * * * Crois|sant 〈[ kroasã:] n. 15〉… …   Universal-Lexikon

  • croissant — crois|sant [ krwa sant, krwa sɑ̃ / noun count a type of light bread with a curved shape that is usually eaten for breakfast …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • croissant — crois|sant Mot Agut Nom masculí …   Diccionari Català-Català

  • croissant — crois·sant s.m.inv. ES fr. {{wmetafile0}} brioche a forma di mezzaluna, spesso ripiena di marmellata o crema | brioche di forma analoga, ma salata, da imbottire con prosciutto e sim. Sinonimi: cornetto. {{line}} {{/line}} DATA: 1942. ETIMO: fr.… …   Dizionario italiano

  • Croissant — Crois·sant [kro̯a sãː] das; (s), s; ein süßes Gebäck in Form eines Horns ≈ Hörnchen …   Langenscheidt Großwörterbuch Deutsch als Fremdsprache

  • Croissant — Crois|sant 〈 [kroasã:] n.; Gen.: s, Pl.: s〉 Hörnchen aus Blätterteig [Etym.: frz., eigtl. »Halbmond«] …   Lexikalische Deutsches Wörterbuch

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