croissant

IPA/ˈkwæsɒ̃/
KK[kwˌɑsˈɑnt]IPA/kwɑːˈsɑːnt/

croissant — noun

  • croissantsingular
  • croissantsplural

1. a soft, curved bread made from buttery dough that separates into light flaky she

1.nounB1
Definition

a soft, curved bread made from buttery dough that separates into light flaky sheets, commonly eaten for breakfast

Example

Yara bought a warm croissant from the bakery on her way to work.

collocation: warm croissant / fresh croissant

The baker shaped the dough into perfect crescents before putting them in the oven.

crescent shape in baking context

Common collocations
  • butter croissant
  • chocolate croissant
  • almond croissant
  • fresh croissant
  • warm croissant
  • bake croissants
  • a flaky croissant

Common collocations

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Etymology

FrenchLatin

The word 'croissant' comes from French, where it means 'crescent' — the shape of a growing moon. The name refers to the pastry's curved, moon-like shape. A popular story says bakers in Vienna created a crescent-shaped roll to celebrate a victory over the Ottoman army, whose symbol was the crescent moon. The modern buttery croissant was later developed in France in the early 1900s.