Spanish word

croissant

Pronunciation

IPA/kɾwaˈsan/

Meaning

  • masculine nouncroissant

Example

Voy a comprar un croissant para el desayuno.

I'm going to buy a croissant for breakfast.

Illustration for croissant (croissant)

More examples

Calienta el croissant antes de comerlo.

Heat the croissant before eating it.

Core concept

Crescent-shaped, multilayered puff pastry with a flaky exterior and soft interior.

Common phrases

  • un croissant con mantequilla

    croissant with butter

  • calentar un croissant

    heat a croissant

  • croissant relleno

    stuffed croissant

Similar words

media luna: Crescent-shaped bread roll, typically plain and simple in texture.
pastelería: Shop selling cakes, pastries, and other sweet baked goods.
pan dulce: General category of sweet, flavored breads and small sweet pastries.
panadería: Bakery where bread and everyday baked goods are made and sold.

Definition in Spanish

Producto de bollería hojaldrada en forma curvada, con capas crujientes por fuera y tiernas por dentro, consumido frecuentemente en desayunos y meriendas.

Word origin

From French croissant 'crescent', ultimately from Latin crescere 'to grow', with the pastry name originally referring to its crescent shape.

Usage tips

  • Both the French form croissant and a Spanishized spelling cruasán appear on menus, and the noun is masculine in Spanish (el croissant or el cruasán) with plurals croissants or cruasanes.

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