quignon

== French == === Etymology === Alteration of coignon m, from coin m, originally designating round shaped pastries, dialectal and historical variants include coignel, coigniaus, cuignet, cuignole, cuignot, kouign-amann. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ki.ɲɔ̃/ === Noun === quignon m (plural quignons) heel (of bread) Synonym: croûton m (Northern France) === Further reading === “quignon”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012