croissant

     

A croissant (IPA: [kʁwasɑ̃] listen (help·info), anglicise variously as IPA: /krəˈsɑːnt/, /kwɑːˈsɑːn/, etc.) is a buttery flaky pastry, named for its distinctive crescent shape. It is also sometimes called a crescent.

Trivia about croissant

  • In French, this word can refer to an image on turkey's flag as well as a tasty roll
  • Its history shows the French taking an Austrian crescent roll & making it with puff pastry, not bread dough
  • These rolls whose name is French for "crescent" may be brushed with beaten egg yolk before baking
  • The origin of this pastry dates back over 300 years

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