crouton

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UK/ˈkɹuːtɒn/US, dialectal/ˈkɹutɑn/US, dialectal/kɹuˈtɑn/Canada, dialectal/ˈkɹutɒn/

noun

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

OriginFrench croûton →
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Meanings

nouncrouton (plural croutons)

plural croutons · alternative croûton

  1. A small, often seasoned, piece of dry or fried bread.
  2. slangAfrican-American VernacularA Glock switch.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
glock switch

Origin

  1. Frenchcroûton
  2. Englishcrouton

Unadapted borrowing from French croûton. Compare croute.

More words from French

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Translations

Dutch crouton
  • croutonsmall piece of bread
Estonian krutoon, saiakuubik
  • krutoonsmall piece of bread
  • saiakuubiksmall piece of bread
Finnish krutonki, leipäkuutio
  • krutonkismall piece of bread
  • leipäkuutiosmall piece of bread
French croûton, crouton
  • croûtonsmall piece of bread
  • croutonsmall piece of bread
Icelandic brauðteningur
  • brauðteningursmall piece of bread
Italian crostino
  • crostinosmall piece of bread
Polish grzanka
  • grzankasmall piece of bread
Russian грено́к, круто́н
  • грено́к (grenók)small piece of bread
  • круто́н (krutón)small piece of bread
Spanish crutón, picatoste
  • crutónsmall piece of bread
  • picatostesmall piece of bread
  • tostónsmall piece of bread
Swedish krutong
  • krutongsmall piece of bread
Turkish kruton
  • krutonsmall piece of bread

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with crouton

futonTeuton
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Anagrams

contourcornutocountor
Cite this entry
APA

crouton. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crouton

MLA

“crouton.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crouton. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “crouton,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crouton.

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