croquant

French

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kʁɔ.kɑ̃/
Audio (file)

Etymology 1

From croquer.

Adjective

croquant (feminine croquante, masculine plural croquants, feminine plural croquantes)

crunchy
Synonym: croustillant

Descendants

→ Portuguese: crocante
→ Turkish: krokan

Noun

croquant m (plural croquants)

biscotto
croquant aux amandes ― almond biscotto
(anatomy) antihelix (cartilage of the ear)
(Louisiana) cartilage
(Quebec) gristle

Participle

croquant

present participle of croquer

Etymology 2

From Occitan croucant. Further etymology disputed.

Noun

croquant m (plural croquants, feminine croquante)

(historical) A participant in a series of jacqueries or peasants' revolts in the South of France during the late 16th and early 17th centuries CE.
(by extension) beggar
Synonyms: gueux, manant

Further reading

“croquant”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Dictionary of Louisiana French: As Spoken in Cajun, Creole, and American Indian Communities (2009; →ISBN; →ISBN)

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