crouton
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3.2
- noun
- /ˈkruːtɒn/
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crutón
- The chef added crispy croutons to the soup for texture.
- salad with croutons
- soup with croutons
- sprinkle with croutons
Kale salad with jalapenos and croutons.
- Kale salad with jalapenos and croutons.
- What if I did like crackers with cheese, almost like a baked cracker, crouton cheesy thing.
- Except, of course, just so many croutons.
- It was lentils, it was cornmeal, it was croutons, it was fried onions, it was a whole bag of shredded coconut.
Examples
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Had an excellent rib steak and an adequate Caesar salad; the dressing had a little bite, and homemade croutons were tiny.
Blog text (31) -
We've got lettuce, cucumber, croutons, halloumi pesto, and this is what we're going to have for lunch until we've got a pasta salad.
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"Here, Victor, try a crouton."
Fiction book (2000) -
And did you put any sort of croutons or anything else in there?
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Well, look how big the croutons are, you know.
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Mom, do we have any croutons?
Fiction book (1994) -
I'll be back with the croutons.
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I think there may be butter in the croutons.
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Later in the week, we told her about the dressing and croutons.
Blog text (12) -
When all the bowls were filled, she'd return to the kitchen, reemerge with a bowl of croutons, and daintily spoon several of these onto the surface of every soup.
Fiction book (1997)
How Crisp
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word crouton comes from the French word croûte, which means 'crust' or hard bread, and the ending -on 'makes it small'. So a crouton is literally a little crust, which explains why it is a small, crunchy piece of bread added to salads and soups.