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Where To Eat In Madison Start the day with a freshly baked croissant, fruit tart, or quiche at Patisserie on Main (above), an adorable French bakery where everything is made on-site.—Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 2 Aug. 2025 Mornings beckon bean-to-cup cappuccinos and lazy continental breakfasts laid out by your private chef: think buttery croissants, velvety Greek yoghurt, rustic granolas, and fresh fruit platters.—Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 31 July 2025 If Macron handed out croissants in Gaza City, would that just be called a Hamas bakery franchise?—Rachel Marsden, Hartford Courant, 30 July 2025 Located near the state capital, the bakery offers a wide range of baked goods, including croissants, scones, morning buns and Danishes, in addition to breakfast sandwiches.—Hannah Pinski, The Courier-Journal, 26 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for croissant
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Etymology
French, literally, crescent, from Middle French, from present participle of croistre to grow, from Latin crescere — more at crescent
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