croquant

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kʁɔ.kɑ̃/

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Etymology 1

From croquer.

Adjective

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

1. crunchy

   Synonym: croustillant

Descendants

• → Portuguese: crocante
• → Turkish: krokan

Noun

croquant m (plural croquants)

1. biscotto

   croquant aux amandes ― almond biscotto

2. (anatomy) antihelix (cartilage of the ear)
3. (Louisiana) cartilage
4. (Quebec) gristle

Participle

croquant

1. present participle of croquer

Etymology 2

From Occitan croucant. Further etymology disputed.

Noun

croquant m (plural croquants, feminine croquante)

1. (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.
2. (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)