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 (1990 reform 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

Further reading

“croûton” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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