Croissant
/kɹəˈsɑnt/ noun
noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A flaky roll or pastry in a form of a crescent.
- 2 very rich flaky crescent-shaped roll wordnet
Example
More examples"I'll have a coffee and a croissant."
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from French croissant (“crescent”), present participle of croître (“to grow”). Doublet of crescent.