Croissants Word Search
Free Croissants word search. We picked 12 themed words — the ingredients, dishes, and flavors of a food topic — and laid them out on a 15×15 grid. Drag across the letters to find every word on the list.
Words to find: CROISSANT, BRIOCHE, PATISSERIE, VIENNOISERIE, BEURRE, PATE, CREME, CHOCOLATE, FARINE, YEAST, SUGAR, MILK.
Words run in any of eight directions, backwards included — if one refuses to turn up, try reading the grid right to left.
Croissants word list, defined
- CROISSANT /ˈkrwʌsɒ̃/ · noun
- A crescent-shaped roll of flaky, buttery, leavened pastry made from laminated dough, of French origin, typically eaten at breakfast. Related: pastry roll, crescent roll, breakfast pastry, buttery roll.
- BRIOCHE /ˈbriːoʊʃ/ · noun
- A soft, rich French bread made with a high proportion of butter and eggs, giving it a tender crumb and slightly sweet flavour. The word also refers to a light knitted fabric with a ribbed, honeycomb-like texture. Related: bread, loaf, pastry, roll.
- PATISSERIE /pætɪˈsɛri/ · noun
- A bakery that specializes in pastries and other sweet baked goods. A French term for a bakery that sells a wide variety of sweet and savory pastries. Related: bakery, pastry shop, confectionery, cake shop.
- PATE /pæt/ · noun
- The soft inner part of the head of a bird or a fish, or the brain of a mammal. A dish made from ground meat, especially liver, that is spread on toasted bread. Related: brain, cerebrum, cerebellum, meat.
- CREME /krɛm/ · noun
- A rich, creamy substance or preparation, typically used in food or cosmetics; in English usage, 'creme' most often appears as a borrowed French term on menus and product labels to signal a smooth, luxurious texture or a cream-based dish. Related: cream, custard, lotion, balm.
- CHOCOLATE /ˈtʃɒklət/ · noun
- A food preparation made from roasted and ground cacao seeds, typically combined with sugar and often milk, eaten as a confection or used as a flavouring; also the drink made by dissolving it in hot water or milk. Related: cocoa, candy, confectionery, sweet.
- YEAST /ˈjɛst/ · noun
- A microorganism that is a fungus and is used in baking to cause dough to rise, or a substance that contains this fungus and is used in brewing to ferment beer. Related: leaven, ferment, starter, culture.
- SUGAR /ˈʃʌɡər/ · noun
- A sweet white or brownish crystalline substance obtained from the juice of plants, especially sugarcane and sugar beets, used as a sweetener in food and drink. Related: sweetener, sucrose, honey, molasses.
- MILK /mɪlk/ · noun, verb
- A white liquid produced by mammary glands of female mammals, often consumed by humans as a beverage or used in cooking. To extract milk from a mammary gland. Related: cream, lactate, butter, cheese.
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