Etymology

crouton

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Today it means: A small, often seasoned, piece of dry or fried bread. Full definition →

French croûton
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The story

  1. French · borrowed fromcroûton
  2. English todaycrouton

Unadapted borrowing from French croûton. Compare croute.

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