Portuguese[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from French croissant,[1] present participle of verb croître (“to grow”). Doublet of crescente.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /kɾo.aˈsɐ̃/, /kɾu.aˈsɐ̃/ [kɾʊ.aˈsɐ̃], (faster pronunciation) /kɾwaˈsɐ̃/
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /kɾo.aˈsɐ̃/, /kɾu.aˈsɐ̃/ [kɾʊ.aˈsɐ̃], (faster pronunciation) /kɾwaˈsɐ̃/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /kɾo.aˈsɐ̃/
croassã m (plural croassãs)
- Alternative spelling of croissant
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