croûte

French

noun
Definitions
  • crust (of e.g. bread)
  • (geology) crust
  • scab

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French crouste inherited from Old French croste inherited from Latin crusta (crust, shell, hard outer covering, inlaid work, bark, rind) inherited from Proto-Indo-European *krustós (hardened).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*krustós

Gloss

hardened

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