croûton

See also: crouton

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French croûton.

Noun

croûton (plural croûtons)

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)

heel (end-piece of a loaf of bread)
crouton
(figuratively) a backwards, mediocre person

Derived terms

vieux croûton

Related terms

croûte

Further reading

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

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