croissant

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croissant

/ˈk(ɹ)wæsɒ̃/ UK
/kɹəˈsɑnt/ US
/k(ɹ)wɑˈsɑ̃/ US
/kɹəˈsɑnt/ Canada
/k(ɹ)waˈsɑ̃/ Canada
/kwə-/ Canada
/kɹə-/ Canada
/kɹɘˈsɔnt/ New Zealand
/kɹəˈsɔnt/ Australia
/ˈkrɒsɒnt/ Ireland

Rhymes with (UK) -æsɒ̃, (US, Canada) -ɑnt, -ɑ̃, (Australia, New Zealand) -ɔnt

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Unadapted borrowing from French croissant (“crescent”), present participle of croître (“to grow”). Doublet of crescent.

noun croissants · quaso

A flaky roll or pastry in a form of a crescent. By my side was the empty bowl in which the concierge had brought me my café au lait and the fragment of croissant which I had not had appetite enough to eat. I heard the concierge in the next room emptying my bath.
Similar: crescent, crescent roll

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noun a flaky roll or pastry in a form of a crescent

Español	croissant, cruasán, cuerno, cangrejo, cacho, medialuna
한국어	크루아상 keuruasang, 크레센트 keuresenteu, 크레센트 롤빵 keuresenteu rolppang
日本語	クロワッサン kurowassan
中文	牛角麵包 /牛角面包 niújiǎo miànbāo, 新月形麵包 /新月形面包 xīnyuè xíng miànbāo, 牛角包 niújiǎobāo, 羊角麵包 /羊角面包 yángjiǎo miànbāo, 可頌 /可颂 kěsòng, 羊角包 yángjiǎobāo
हिन्दी	क्रोइसैन kroisain
Português	croissant, croassã
Français	croissant
Deutsch	Croissant, Hörnchen, Kipfl
Italiano	chiffero, chifel, chifer, cornetto, croissant, polacca
Ελληνικά	κρουασάν krouasán
Română	croasant
Русский	круасса́н kruassán, рога́лик rogálik
Tiếng Việt	bánh sừng bò, bánh con cua, bánh croa-xăng
العربية	كْرُوَاسَّان kruwāssān, كْرُوَاسُّون kruwāssūn
עברית	קְרוּאָסוֹן k'ru'asón, סַהֲרוֹן saharón

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@misc{croissant_2026,
  title = {croissant},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/croissant},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}