كرواسون
Hijazi Arabic
Etymology
From French croissant, from Latin crēscēns.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kurwaːˈsoːn/, [kʊrwaːˈso̞ːn]
Noun
كُرْواسون • (kurwāsōn) m
North Levantine Arabic
Etymology
Borrowed from French croissant.
Pronunciation
Noun
كِرْوَاسُّون • (kirwassō̃ or kirwaṣṣō̃) m or f
Usage notes
- This pronunciation, with epenthesis breaking up the initial French cluster /krw/, is most typical of non-Francophones.
- Typically spelled ⟨croissant⟩ in Arabizi rather than ⟨*kerwason⟩, ⟨*kerwasson⟩, etc., except humorously.