/ 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.
/ 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.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005