'n croissant is 'n ryk, skilferige broodrolletjie wat in die vorm van 'n halfmaan gemaak word, wat gewoonlik vir ontbyt geëet word. Die woord "croissant" is van Franse oorsprong en beteken letterlik "sekel" in Engels, met verwysing na die halfmaanvorm van die deeg.
1. I grabbed a croissant from one of the baskets, and piled eggs, sausages, and potatoes onto my plate.
2. He set the tray on the front counter and lifted the lid, revealing two massive teacups and two plates each holding a chocolate croissant.
3. He sold me a nice coffee and a stale croissant, and I logged onto a computer to kill some time.
4. Zeke munched cheerfully on his fourth ham-and-egg croissant.