croissant

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Pronunciation

• (British) IPA: /ˈk(ɹ)wæsɒ̃/, /ˈk(ɹ)wʌsɒ̃/, /ˈk(ɹ)wɑːsɒ̃/
• (America) IPA: /kɹəˈsɑnt/, /kɹwɑˈsɑ̃/
• (America) IPA: [kʰɹəˈsɑnt]
• (Canada) IPA: /kɹəˈsɑnt/, /kɹwɑˈsɑ̃/, /kxwəˈsɑ̃(t)/
• (Canada) IPA: [kʰɹ̥əˈsɑnt]
• (New Zealand) IPA: /kɹɘˈsɔnt/
• (AU) IPA: /kɹəˈsɔnt/

Noun

croissant (plural croissants)

1. A flaky roll or pastry in a form of a crescent.

   Synonyms: crescent, crescent roll, kipfel

   Hypernyms: viennoiserie

Translations

• French: croissant
• German: Croissant, Hörnchen, Gipfeli (Switzerland), Kipfl (regional)
• Italian: brioche, cornetto, croissant, (Swiss Italian) chifer
• Portuguese: croissant, croassã
• Russian: круасса́н
• Spanish: croissant, cruasán, (Central America) cuerno, (Costa Rica) cangrejo, (Peru) cacho, (Argentina) medialuna

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