croissant

noun

crois·​sant krȯ-ˈsänt 

krə-;

krwä-ˈsäⁿ 

plural croissants krȯ-ˈsänt(s) 

krə-;

krwä-ˈsäⁿ(z)

: a flaky rich crescent-shaped roll

Examples of croissant in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

At its Friday soft opening, a steady line of customers waited to order croissants and lattes at the coffee bar. —Kansas City Star, 13 Dec. 2025

Created by Darren Starr, who's also behind Beverly Hills, 90210 and Sex and the City, the rom-com depicts Emily's life as an American marketing executive transplanted to the land of the Eiffel Tower, croissants, and haute couture. —Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 12 Dec. 2025

The whole wheat croissants just blew our minds. —Bon Appétit, Bon Appetit Magazine, 9 Dec. 2025

Radio Bakery, a spinoff of a Ridgewood restaurant called Rolo’s, sells bacon-egg-and-cheese focaccia by the slice; Elbow Bread, inspired by the Jewish history of the Lower East Side, offers a challah croissant and a buckwheat latte. —Hannah Goldfield, New Yorker, 8 Dec. 2025

Word History

Etymology

French, literally, crescent, from Middle French, from present participle of croistre to grow, from Latin crescere — more at crescent

First Known Use

1875, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for croissant

• avant
• detente
• entente
• savant
• storefront
• commandant
• confidant
• conodont
• debutante
• nonchalant
• restaurant
• daunt

Kids Definition

croissant

noun

crois·​sant krȯ-ˈsänt  krə- 

plural croissants

: a flaky rich crescent-shaped roll