# croissant

Pronunciation: US say "kruh-SAHNT" /kɹəˈsɑnt/; UK say "KWA-son" /ˈkwæsɒ̃/; AUS say "kruh-SAWNT" /kɹəˈsɔnt/

## Noun

1. A flaky pastry or roll baked in the form of a crescent.
   - Simple: A light, flaky bread roll baked in the shape of a curved moon.
   - _He ordered a fresh croissant and a coffee at the corner cafe._
   - _The flaky croissants disappeared within minutes of the doors opening._

## Origin

A borrowing from French croissant ("crescent"), the present participle of croître ("to grow"). It is a doublet of crescent.

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/croissant (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).