/ ˈkrwæsɒ͂; NAmE krwɑːˈsɑ͂ː; krəˈsɑːnt/ noun
(from French ) a small sweet roll with a curved shape, eaten especially at breakfast
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WORD ORIGIN
late 19th cent.: French from Old French creissant , from Latin crescere grow. The term had occasionally been recorded earlier as a variant of crescent .