كرواسون

Hijazi Arabic

كُرْواسون

Etymology

From French croissant, from Latin crēscēns.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kurwaːˈsoːn/, [kʊrwaːˈso̞ːn]

Noun

كُرْواسون • (kurwāsōn) m

1. croissant

North Levantine Arabic

Etymology

Borrowed from French croissant.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kir.was.ˈsõː/; [kerwasˈsõ(ː), kə-]
• IPA^(key): /kir.was.ˈsˤõː/; [kerwasˈs(ˤ)ɒ̃(ː), kə-]

Noun

كِرْوَاسُّون • (kirwassō̃ or kirwaṣṣō̃) m or f

1. croissant

Usage notes

• This pronunciation, with epenthesis breaking up the initial French cluster /krw/, is most typical of non-Francophones.
• Typically spelled ⟨croissant⟩ in Arabizi rather than ⟨*kerwason⟩, ⟨*kerwasson⟩, etc., except humorously.