What does croûte in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word croûte in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use croûte in French.

The word croûte in French means crust, scab, undressed leather, crust, daub, daubing, eat, snack, cafe, have a snack, eat a sandwich, have a bite to eat, Savoyard-style grilled ham and cheese, mushroom tart, cheese rind, cradle cap, scab, salt crust, earth's crust, with a crust, earn your crust, pâté en croûte. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word croûte

crust

nom féminin (couche extérieure) (bread)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Dans le pain, le meilleur, c'est une croûte bien dorée.
The best bit of bread is a nice golden-brown crust.

scab

nom féminin (sang coagulé)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il y a une croûte sur sa blessure au genou.
The wound on her knee has a scab over it.

undressed leather

nom féminin (cuir)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le dessus de ses chaussures est en croûte de cuir.
His shoes' uppers are undressed leather.

crust

nom féminin (Géologie (écorce) (the earth's)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Une éruption volcanique déchire la croûte terrestre.
A volcanic eruption tears the earth's crust apart.

daub, daubing

nom féminin (familier (mauvais tableau) (pejorative)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Ses peintures ne valent rien, ce sont des croûtes !
His paintings are worthless; they're daubs!

eat

verbe intransitif (argot, vieilli (manger)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
On a juste eu le temps de croûter sur le pouce !

snack

nom masculin invariable (familier (repas léger)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les ouvriers s'arrêtent pour la pause casse-croûte.
The workers stop for a snack break.

cafe

nom masculin (Can (petit restaurant)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
À midi, nous dînons dans le casse-croûte voisin.
At midday, we have lunch at the cafe nearby.

have a snack, eat a sandwich, have a bite to eat

locution verbale (familier (manger)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

Savoyard-style grilled ham and cheese

nom masculin (met gastronomique savoyard) (food)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La croûte au fromage se compose de pain, de fromage et de jambon.

mushroom tart

nom féminin (recette de cuisine)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La croûte aux champignons est une tourte farcie de champignons cuisinés.

cheese rind

nom féminin (enveloppe extérieure du fromage)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

cradle cap

nom féminin (dermatite du nourrisson) (scalp condition)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

scab

nom féminin (sang coagulé en surface)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

salt crust

nom féminin (enveloppe faite en sel)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

earth's crust

nom féminin (surface de notre planète)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

with a crust

locution adverbiale (entouré d'une croûte) (food)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
J'ai préparé un rôti de bœuf en croûte de sel.

earn your crust

locution verbale (familier (travailler) (colloquial)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

pâté en croûte

nom masculin (charcuterie enveloppée de pâte) (French pie)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
En entrée, nous avons mangé un pâté en croûte avec des cornichons.

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