crouton
(noun) a small piece of toasted or fried bread; served in soup or salads
Source: WordNet® 3.1
crouton (plural croutons)
A small, often seasoned, piece of dry or fried bread.
• contour, cornuto, countor
Source: Wiktionary
Crou`ton" (kr`tn"), n. Etym: [F. cro, fr. cro a crust.] (Cookery)
Definition: Bread cut in various forms, and fried lightly in butter or oil, to garnish hashes, etc.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
22 February 2025
(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride’s father’
Coffee starts as a yellow berry, changes into a red berry, and then is picked by hand to harvest. The red berry is de-shelled through a water soaking process and what’s left inside is the green coffee bean. This bean then dries in the sun for 3-5 days, where it is then packed and ready for sale.
