cruasán

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from French croissant. Doublet of creciente.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɾwaˈsan/ [kɾwaˈsãn]
• Rhymes: -an
• Syllabification: crua‧sán

Noun

cruasán m (plural cruasanes)

1. croissant (a flaky roll or pastry in a form of a crescent)

   Synonym: cuerno

Alternative forms

• croissant

Further reading

• “cruasán”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 23rd edition, Royal Spanish Academy, 2014 October 16