gressin
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French
Etymology
Borrowed from Piedmontese grissin, ghërsin, diminutive of ghersa (“line, row”), which is ultimately from Latin cratis (“wickerwork, fascine”). Cognate with Italian grissino.
Pronunciation
Noun
gressin m (plural gressins)
- breadstick
- Synonym: (rare, from the Italian form) grissini
References
- Pianigiani, Ottorino (1907) “grissino”, in Vocabolario etimologico della lingua italiana (in Italian), Rome: Albrighi & Segati
Further reading
- “gressin”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé , 2012.