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French
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From croquer.
Adjective
croquant (feminine croquante, masculine plural croquants, feminine plural croquantes)
- crunchy
- Synonym: croustillant
Descendants
Noun
croquant m (plural croquants)
- biscotto
- croquant aux amandes ― almond biscotto
- (anatomy) antihelix (cartilage of the ear)
- (Louisiana) cartilage
- (Quebec) gristle
Participle
croquant
- present participle of croquer
Etymology 2
From Occitan croucant. Further etymology disputed.
Noun
croquant m (plural croquants, feminine croquante)
- (historical) A participant in a series of jacqueries or peasants' revolts in the South of France during the late 16th and early 17th centuries CE.
- (by extension) beggar
- Synonyms: gueux, manant
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