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Webster 1913 Edition

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(kr??ˊt?n′)

Noun.

[F.

cro[GREEK]ton

, fr.

cro[GREEK]te

a crust.]

(Cookery)

Bread cut in various forms, and fried lightly in butter or oil, to garnish hashes, etc.

See also: crouton

croûton ‎(plural croûtons)

Early Modern French crouston, corresponding to croûte +‎ -on.

croûton m ‎(plural croûtons)