🇩🇪German Source WordCode: DE

Crouton

Pronunciation / Transliteration: kʁuˈtoːn

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Crouton/ˈkruː.tɒn/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #14500 frequency
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🇩🇪 Example Sentence in German:

"Die Suppe wurde mit gerösteten Croutons garniert."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

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As noun
  1. 1

    A small piece of crisp, fried or toasted bread, typically seasoned and served in soups or salads.

    "She added a handful of garlic croutons to the Caesar salad for an extra crunch."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Borrowed into English in the late 19th century from French, crouton is a diminutive form of croûte meaning crust. It derives ultimately from the Old French croute, stemming from the Latin crusta, referring to the hard outer layer of bread.

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