name, noun, slang ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A croissant. India, humorous, slang

Proper Noun

1. 1
   A male given name from Sanskrit used in India.

Example

More examples

"Prashant got us the local price on ganja."

Etymology

Etymology 1

Corruption of croissant, influenced by Hindi प्रशांत (praśānt, “peaceful, calm”).

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Sanskrit प्रशान्त (praśānta).

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