corrosco

Galician

Galician moletes, with a protruding corrosco

Alternative forms

• churrusco, currusco

Etymology

Attested since the 19th century. Probably onomatopoeic: compare Spanish cuscurro.

Noun

corrosco m (plural corroscos)

1. a crunchy piece of bread; crouton

   Synonym: codela

2. crunchy rim of a pie

   Synonym: roleiro

References

• “corrosco” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
• “corrosco” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
• “corrosco” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.