crou·ton (kr  t n , kr-tn)n. A small crisp piece of toasted or fried bread. [French croûton, diminutive of croûte, crust, from Old French crouste, from Latin cr  sta; see kreus- in Indo-European roots.] |
crouton [ˈkruːtɒn]
n
(Cookery) a small piece of fried or toasted bread, usually served in soup
[French: diminutive of croûte crust]
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| Noun | 1. |  crouton - a small piece of toasted or fried bread; served in soup or saladsbread, breadstuff, staff of life - food made from dough of flour or meal and usually raised with yeast or baking powder and then baked |
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