gressin
French
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Piedmontese grissin, ghërsin, diminutive of ghersa (“line, row”), which is ultimately from Latin cratis (“wickerwork, fascine”). Cognate with Italian grissino.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editgressin m (plural gressins)
- breadstick
- Synonym: (rare, from the Italian form) grissini
References
edit- Pianigiani, Ottorino (1907) “grissino”, in Vocabolario etimologico della lingua italiana (in Italian), Rome: Albrighi & Segati
Further reading
edit- “gressin”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.