"croûton" meaning in French

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Noun

IPA: /kʁu.tɔ̃/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-Lepticed7-croûton.wav Forms: croûtons [plural], crouton [alternative]
Etymology: Early Modern French crouston, corresponding to croûte + -on. Etymology templates: {{af|fr|croûte|-on}} croûte + -on Head templates: {{fr-noun|m}} croûton m (plural croûtons)
  1. heel (end-piece of a loaf of bread) Tags: masculine Synonyms: quignon
    Sense id: en-croûton-fr-noun-c0iRR3PL
  2. crouton Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-croûton-fr-noun-OtIm5pJp Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, French terms suffixed with -on Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 11 81 7 Disambiguation of French terms suffixed with -on: 14 79 7
  3. (figuratively) a backwards, mediocre person Tags: figuratively, masculine
    Sense id: en-croûton-fr-noun-e1EIybv7
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: vieux croûton Related terms: croûte

Alternative forms

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