croissant

Meanings

Plural: croissants

Noun

very rich flaky crescent-shaped roll
A flaky roll or pastry in a form of a crescent.

Origin / Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from French croissant (“crescent”), present participle of croître (“to grow”). Doublet of crescent.

Synonyms

crescent, crescent roll

Scrabble Score: 11

croissant is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
croissant is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
croissant is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 13

croissant is a valid Words With Friends word