doissant

English

Etymology

Blend of doughnut +‎ croissant.

Noun

doissant (plural doissants)

1. Synonym of cronut.
   • 2013 August 28, Chris Macias, “Can you live without the Cronut? Some salivate, others yawn as food craze combines the croissant and doughnut”, in The Sacramento Bee, page D1:

     Sweet Dozen often sells more than two dozen doissants daily ($3 each) in a variety of flavors.

   • 2014 August 28, Maureen Fitzgerald, “Doughnut+croissant”, in The Philadelphia Inquirer, 186th year, number 89, page F5:

     Instead, Robert Bennett offers the doissant, a French twist on the combo.

   • 2018 May 9, John Briley, “Tucson offers taste of past, modern fare”, in The Oklahoman, volume 127, page 7D:

     On the way out, ignore that stoplight in your brain and grab a doissant (a doughnut-croissant crossbreed) or a berry-stuffed Danish, two of the many masterpieces of lead pastry chef Hannah Houlden.