From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishcroutoncrou‧ton /ˈkruːtɒn $ -tɑːn/ noun [countable usually plural] DFa small square piece of crisp bread, served with soup or on salad
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crouton• There is enough for I 1 croutons.• A few croutons, some red cabbage shreds and a few wedges of tomato unimaginatively rounded things out.• He added a little cream to the finished scrambled eggs and put fried croutons round them.• Season with salt and pepper and serve with croutons.Origin crouton (1800-1900) French croûton, from croûte, from Latin crusta; → CRUST 