crou ‧ ton /ˈkruːtɒn $ -tɑːn/ BrE AmE noun [countable usually plural]
[ Date: 1800-1900 ; Language: French ; Origin: croûton , from croûte , from Latin crusta ; ⇨ ↑ crust ]
a small square piece of ↑ crisp bread, served with soup or on ↑ salad
crou ‧ ton /ˈkruːtɒn $ -tɑːn/ BrE AmE noun [countable usually plural]
[ Date: 1800-1900 ; Language: French ; Origin: croûton , from croûte , from Latin crusta ; ⇨ ↑ crust ]
a small square piece of ↑ crisp bread, served with soup or on ↑ salad
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012