gressin

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Piedmontese grissin, ghërsin, diminutive of ghersa (“line, row”), which is ultimately from Latin cratis (“wickerwork, fascine”). Cognate with Italian grissino.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡʁɛ.sɛ̃/, /ɡʁe.sɛ̃/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ɛ̃

Noun

gressin m (plural gressins)

1. breadstick

   Synonym: (rare, from the Italian form) grissini

References

• Pianigiani, Ottorino (1907) “grissino”, in Vocabolario etimologico della lingua italiana (in Italian), Rome: Albrighi & Segati

Further reading

• “gressin”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.