/ Dictionary / Index C croissant: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: crois•sant Pronunciation: (Fr. krwä-sän' Eng. kr&schwa-sänt'), [key] — pl. -sants a rich, buttery, crescent-shaped roll of leavened dough or puff paste. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: croissant (Thesaurus) croisette Croix de Guerre Related Content Daily Word Quiz: designate Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language