croûton

See also: crouton

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French croûton.

Noun

croûton (plural croûtons)

1. Alternative form of crouton.

Anagrams

• contour, cornuto, countor

French

Alternative forms

• crouton (post-1990 spelling)

Etymology

Early Modern French crouston, corresponding to croûte +‎ -on.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kʁu.tɔ̃/

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Noun

croûton m (plural croûtons)

1. heel (end-piece of a loaf of bread)

   Synonym: quignon m (Southern France)

2. crouton
3. (figuratively) a backwards, mediocre person

Derived terms

• vieux croûton

Related terms

• croûte

Descendants

• → Dutch: crouton

Further reading

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