croissant
noun
crois·sant krȯ-ˈsänt 
krə-;
krwä-ˈsäⁿ plural croissants krȯ-ˈsänt(s)
krə-;
krwä-ˈsäⁿ(z)
: a flaky rich crescent-shaped roll
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web The croissant has become viral on TikTok, Instagram and more – with many sharing footage of biting into or tearing apart the delicious pastry. 
Wyatte Grantham-philips, USA TODAY, 25 Aug. 2022 Does that make the pain a French emigrant feels at an underbaked croissant any less acute than the pain of an Englishman in New York faced with a lukewarm cup of tea? Nikhil Krishnan, The New Yorker, 1 Aug. 2022 Then sit down and enjoy a selection of warm bread, including a flavorful chipotle croissant. Jennifer Kester, Forbes, 16 Aug. 2022 An airline passenger has been fined nearly $2,000 after two undeclared egg and beef sausage McMuffins and a ham croissant were found in their luggage upon arriving in Australia. Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 1 Aug. 2022 Customers looking to relax over a croissant or hold an informal meeting may also take advantage of a lounge area, which features individual workspaces, tables, USB ports, and all-important power outlets. Stephanie Mlot, PCMAG, 13 July 2022 And then, in the middle of that, there’s this video of him trying to give away a luxury croissant on the motorway. New York Times, 7 June 2022 One recent computer model, developed by astronomer Merav Opher and her colleagues at Boston University, predicts that more turbulent dynamics give the heliosphere a shape like a cosmic croissant. Tim Folger, Scientific American, 18 June 2022 Fair trade organic coffees and teas are the perfect complements to a flaky croissant, mango tart, or croque monsieur. Terry Ward, Travel + Leisure, 5 June 2022 See More
Wyatte Grantham-philips, USA TODAY, 25 Aug. 2022 Does that make the pain a French emigrant feels at an underbaked croissant any less acute than the pain of an Englishman in New York faced with a lukewarm cup of tea? Nikhil Krishnan, The New Yorker, 1 Aug. 2022 Then sit down and enjoy a selection of warm bread, including a flavorful chipotle croissant. Jennifer Kester, Forbes, 16 Aug. 2022 An airline passenger has been fined nearly $2,000 after two undeclared egg and beef sausage McMuffins and a ham croissant were found in their luggage upon arriving in Australia. Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 1 Aug. 2022 Customers looking to relax over a croissant or hold an informal meeting may also take advantage of a lounge area, which features individual workspaces, tables, USB ports, and all-important power outlets. Stephanie Mlot, PCMAG, 13 July 2022 And then, in the middle of that, there’s this video of him trying to give away a luxury croissant on the motorway. New York Times, 7 June 2022 One recent computer model, developed by astronomer Merav Opher and her colleagues at Boston University, predicts that more turbulent dynamics give the heliosphere a shape like a cosmic croissant. Tim Folger, Scientific American, 18 June 2022 Fair trade organic coffees and teas are the perfect complements to a flaky croissant, mango tart, or croque monsieur. Terry Ward, Travel + Leisure, 5 June 2022 See More Word History
Etymology
French, literally, crescent, from Middle French, from present participle of croistre to grow, from Latin crescere — more at crescent
First Known Use
1875, in the meaning defined above
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