croûte

crust

noun KROOT Rare

Origin: Latin crusta, 'crust, shell'

Also means

scab

Usage Note

Croûte refers to the crust of bread (la croûte du pain) or a scab on a wound. The expression casser la croûte ('to break the crust') informally means to have a snack or eat. Croûton (a diminutive) is the familiar word for a bread crust end-piece or crouton.

Examples

"J'aime la croûte du pain."

Natural Translation

I like the bread crust.

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