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croissant

[krwah-sahn, kruh-sahnt]

noun

plural

croissants 
  1. a rich, buttery, crescent-shaped roll of leavened dough or puff paste.



croissant

/ ˈkrwʌsɒŋ, krwasɑ̃ /

noun

  1. a flaky crescent-shaped bread roll made of a yeast dough similar to puff pastry

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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of croissant1

1895–1900; < French: literally, crescent
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of croissant1

French, literally: crescent
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"Like croissants, could you say this is a European product? I would say it's a universal product."

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They have very fresh croissants, little biscuits with currants and scones.

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The 26-year-old is part of a growing number of people flocking to craft or artisan bakeries in pursuit of a flaky croissant.

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"Cannes is in a total slowdown, meltdown, there's no coffee anywhere, and I think the town has run out of croissants, so this is like crisis territory," Australian producer Darren Vukasinovic told Reuters news agency.

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What if, instead of slapping them together and hoping for the best, we thought of them a bit more like croissants?

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