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crou·ton

 (kro͞o′tŏn′, kro͞o-tŏn′)
n.
A small crisp piece of toasted or fried bread.
[French croûton, diminutive of croûte, crust, from Old French crouste, from Latin crusta; see kreus- in Indo-European roots.]
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crouton

(ˈkruːtɒn)
n
(Cookery) a small piece of fried or toasted bread, usually served in soup
[French: diminutive of croûte crust]
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crou•ton

(ˈkru tɒn, kruˈtɒn)

n.
a small cube of fried or toasted bread, used as a garnish for salads, soups, etc.
[1800–10; < French, =croûte crust + -on diminutive suffix]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.crouton - a small piece of toasted or fried breadcrouton - a small piece of toasted or fried bread; served in soup or salads
bread, breadstuff, staff of life - food made from dough of flour or meal and usually raised with yeast or baking powder and then baked
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Translations
كِسْرَة خُبْز مُحَمَّصـه
smažený chléb
brødterningcrouton
krutonki
pirított zsemlekocka
grauzdiņi
opečený chlieb
kruton

crouton

croûton [ˈkruːtɒn] N → cuscurro m, picatoste m
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

crouton

[ˈkruːtɒn] n → croûton m
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

crouton

n → CroÛton m
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

crouton

[ˈkruːtɒn] n (Culin) → crostino
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

croüton

(ˈkruːton) noun
a small piece of fried or toasted bread, served in soup etc.
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