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Dictionary: crou·ton   (krū'tŏn', krū-tŏn') pronunciation
n.
A small crisp piece of toasted or fried bread.

[French croûton, diminutive of croûte, crust, from Old French crouste, from Latin crūsta.]


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[KROO-tawn] A small piece or cube of bread that has been browned, either by sautéing or baking. Croutons are used to garnish soups, salads and other dishes. They're available packaged either plain or seasoned with herbs, cheese, garlic and so on.

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: a small piece of toasted or fried bread; served in soup or salads


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Dansk (Danish)
n. - ristet brødterning

Nederlands (Dutch)
croûton

Français (French)
n. - croûton

Deutsch (German)
n. - Crouton (Suppeneinlage aus Röstbrot)

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (μαγειρ.) κρουτόν, αρτόκυβος

Italiano (Italian)
crostino

Português (Portuguese)
n. - pão (m) (torrado para saladas)

Русский (Russian)
гренок

Español (Spanish)
n. - crostón, cuscurro

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - krutong

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
油煎脆面包片

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 油煎脆麵包片

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 버터로 구운 빵의 조각

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - クルトン

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) قطعه من الخبز المحمر (تأكل مع الشوربه عادة)‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮חתיכת לחם קלוי למרק, קרוטון‬


 
 
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