croûton

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from French croûton. === Noun === croûton (plural croûtons) Alternative form of crouton. === Anagrams === contour, cornuto, countor == French == === Alternative forms === crouton (post-1990 spelling) === Etymology === Early Modern French crouston, corresponding to croûte +‎ -on. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kʁu.tɔ̃/ === Noun === croûton m (plural croûtons) heel (end-piece of a loaf of bread) Synonym: quignon m (Southern France) crouton (figuratively) a backwards, mediocre person ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → Dutch: crouton === Further reading === “croûton”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012