croissant

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crois·sant /ˈkwɑːsɒŋ $ krɒːˈsɑːnt/ noun [countable]   DFa type of sweet bread, shaped in a curve and usually eaten for breakfast 羊角面包；新月形面包；牛角面包 →4  See picture of 见图 BREAD →5 see picture at 见图 bread

Examples from the Corpus

croissant• I put an almond croissant in a low oven for him.• Pour custard over chocolate and croissants, dividing equally.• Coffee and croissants from 9 am.• Standard fare is available: bacon and eggs, toast, fresh fruit ranging from kiwi to papaya and crusty croissants.• Shoppers liked the quality, the fresh fruit, the hot croissants and chilled meals.• He poured another cup of coffee, finished the last croissant.• For example, boiled potatoes satisfied hunger seven times better than croissants.• Simone said dourly that we were not to eat the croissants as there wouldn't be enough.Origin croissant (1800-1900) French Old French creissant; → CRESCENT

crois·sant nounChineseSyllable  

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croissant
crois‧sant /ˈkwɑːsɒŋ $ krɒːˈsɑːnt/ noun [countable]
a piece of bread, shaped in a curve and usually eaten for breakfast

crois·santBrE /ˈkrwæsɒ̃/ 🔊NAmE /krwɑːˈsɑ̃ː/ 🔊, /krəˈsɑːnt/ 🔊 noun (from French) a small sweet roll with a curved shape, eaten especially at breakfast 羊角面包；新月形面包；牛角面包