crou·ton /ˈkruːtɒn $ -tɑːn/ noun [countableC usually plural]
DFa small square piece of crisp bread, served with soup or on salad 油炸面包丁〔配汤佐食或置于色拉上〕
Examples from the Corpus
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.
Origincrouton
(1800-1900)Frenchcroûton, from croûte, from Latincrusta; → CRUST