croissant
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See also Croissant
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowing from French croissant (“crescent”), present participle of croître (“to grow”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Canada) IPA: /kɹwɒˈsɒnt/, /kɹwəˈsɒnt/
- (UK) IPA: /ˈkɹwʌsɒŋ/, /ˈkwʌsɒŋ/
- (US) IPA: /kɹəˈsɑnt/, /kɹwɑˈsɑ̃/
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Noun[edit]
croissant (plural croissants)
Synonyms[edit]
Translations[edit]
a flaky roll or pastry in a form of a crescent
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Finnish[edit]
Noun[edit]
croissant
Declension[edit]
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Declension of croissant (type risti)
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Synonyms[edit]
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French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Present participle of the verb croître (“to increase”). Ultimately from Latin crescens, present active participle of cresco (“I augment”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
croissant m (plural croissants)
Adjective[edit]
croissant m (feminine croissante, masculine plural croissants, feminine plural croissantes)
Verb[edit]
croissant
- Present participle of croître.
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Swedish[edit]
Noun[edit]
croissant c
Declension[edit]
Declension of croissant
| singular | plural | |||
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| Common | indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite |
| nominative | croissant | croissanten | croissanter | croissanterna |
| genitive | croissants | croissantens | croissanters | croissanternas |