croquant
French, noun/kʁɔ.kɑ̃/
croquant is spelled C-R-O-Q-U-A-N-T (8 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written French, the 38,202nd most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Croquant is a French masculine noun meaning “biscotto” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a present participle of croquer. The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Biscuit sec croquant, souvent aux amandes”.
What does croquant mean in English?
adjective
- 1
crunchy
noun
- 1
masculinebiscotto
croquant aux amandes
- 2
masculineantihelix (cartilage of the ear)
- 3
masculinecartilage
- 4
Quebecmasculinegristle
noun
- 1
masculineA participant in a series of jacqueries or peasants' revolts in the South of France during the late 16th and early 17th centuries CE.
- 2
masculinebeggar
verb
- 1
present participle of croquer
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui croque sous la dent.
noun: 1. Biscuit sec croquant, souvent aux amandes. 2. Partie cartilagineuse du pavillon de l’oreille. 3. Cartilages et nerfs trouvés dans les pièces de viande lors de la dégustation.
noun: 1. Paysan révolté en Limousin, en Périgord et en Quercy, à la fin du XVIᵉ et au commencement du XVIIᵉ siècle. 2. Paysan, gueux, manant, misérable. 3. Homme pauvre, méprisable.
adjective: 1. Relatif à Colombier, commune française située dans le département de la Loire. 2. Relatif à Crocq, commune française située dans le département de la Creuse.
noun: 1. Habitant de Colombier, commune française située dans le département de la Loire. 2. Habitant de Crocq, commune française située dans le département de la Creuse.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of croquant
- croquante feminine
- croquants masculine plural
- croquantes feminine plural
- Croquants plural
- Croquante feminine
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce croquant?
- /kʁɔ.kɑ̃/
- \kʁɔ.kɑ̃\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to croquant
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is croquant in French?
croquant appears about once in every 1 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).