croissant
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crois·sant
(krwä-säN′, krə-sänt′)n.
A rich, crescent-shaped roll of leavened dough or puff pastry.
[French, from Old French creissant, croissant, crescent; see crescent.]
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croissant
(ˈkrwʌsɒŋ; French krwasɑ̃)n
(Cookery) a flaky crescent-shaped bread roll made of a yeast dough similar to puff pastry
[French, literally: crescent]
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crois•sant
(Fr. krwɑˈsɑ̃; Eng. krəˈsɑnt, kwɑ-)n., pl. -sants (Fr. -ˈsɑ̃; Eng. -ˈsɑnts)
a crescent-shaped roll of rich, flaky pastry.
[1895–1900; < French: literally, crescent]
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Translations
رَغيف خُبْز شَبيه بِالهِلال
croissantrohlík
croissant
voisarvi
kroasan
croissantkifli
smjördeigshorn
クロワッサン
ragelis
radziņš
tereyağlı ay çöreği
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croissant
n → Hörnchen nt
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croissant
(ˈkrwaːs) noun a crescent-shaped bread roll.
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