croassã

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Portuguese

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French croissant,[1] present participle of verb croître (“to grow”). Doublet of crescente.

Pronunciation

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  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /kɾo.aˈsɐ̃/, /kɾu.aˈsɐ̃/ [kɾʊ.aˈsɐ̃], (faster pronunciation) /kɾwaˈsɐ̃/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /kɾo.aˈsɐ̃/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /kɾu.aˈsɐ̃/, (faster pronunciation) /kɾwaˈsɐ̃/

  • Hyphenation: cro‧as‧sã

Noun

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croassã m (plural croassãs)

  1. Alternative spelling of croissant

References

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  1. ^ “croassã”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024
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