CROUTON


Meaning of CROUTON in English

/ ˈkruːtɒn; NAmE -tɑːn/ noun

a small piece of cold crisp fried bread served in soup or as part of a salad

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WORD ORIGIN

from French croûton , from croûte from Old French crouste , from Latin crusta rind, shell, crust.

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