croûton

A form of crouton — A small, often seasoned, piece of dry or fried bread.

Meanings

nouncroûton (plural croûtons)

plural croûtons

  1. alternativeAlternative form of crouton.

Origin

  1. Frenchcroûton
  2. Frenchcroûton
  3. Englishcroûton

Borrowed from French croûton.

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