: a crisp shell (as of toast or puff pastry) in which to serve food
Examples of croustade in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the WebDessert options include apple croustade and vanilla bean cheesecake.—Audrey Eads, Dallas News, 29 Apr. 2021 Dessert options include pumpkin pie, apple croustade, chocolate velvet cake and cheesecake.—Leeanne Griffin, courant.com, 4 Nov. 2019 Jackson & Company served soft-boiled egg salad with caviar croustade, beef tenderloin with cognac sauce, and alternating strawberries Romanoff or Faberge cake for dessert.—Amber Elliott, Houston Chronicle, 16 Sep. 2019
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Word History
Etymology
French, probably from Italian crostata tart, from crosta pastry shell, crust, from Latin crusta — more at crust
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