gressin

== French == === Etymology === Borrowed from Piedmontese grissin, ghërsin, diminutive of ghersa (“line, row”), which is ultimately from Latin cratis (“wickerwork, fascine”). Cognate with Italian grissino. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɡʁɛ.sɛ̃/ ~ /ɡʁe.sɛ̃/ Rhymes: -ɛ̃ === Noun === gressin m (plural gressins) breadstick Synonym: (rare, from the Italian form) grissini === References === Pianigiani, Ottorino (1907), “grissino”, in Vocabolario etimologico della lingua italiana (in Italian), Rome: Albrighi & Segati === Further reading === “gressin”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012