croustillant
/kʁus.ti.jɑ̃/masculine
The French word for "crispy" is croustillant.
The adjective croustillant is used to describe food that has a crisp texture.
Meaning: having a crisp texture (adj)
How does it change in a sentence?
The masculine singular form is croustillant. You can create the feminine form by adding an -e to the end, resulting in croustillante. For plural forms, add -s to the masculine singular to get the masculine plural croustillants or add -es to create the feminine plural croustillantes.
How do you pronounce it?
/kʁus.ti.jɑ̃/
Did you know?
- Beyond food, croustillant can be used figuratively to describe a piece of gossip or a story that is 'juicy' or 'crispy'.
- When describing someone as craquant, French speakers are not talking about their texture but saying they are 'adorable' or 'irresistible'.
- One should avoid using croustillant to describe a 'crispy' piece of paper or a 'crisp' banknote, as that specific usage is reserved almost exclusively for edible items in French.
Examples in context
- Ces pommes de terre sont croustillantesThese potatoes are crispy
- Le croissant est délicieusement craquantThe croissant is deliciously crispy
- Le pain est très croustillant.The bread is very crispy.
- J'aime ce poulet croustillant.I love this crispy chicken.
- Il faut un biscuit croustillant.We need a crispy biscuit.
Example conversation
Lucas and Chloé are eating snacks in a cafe.
- LucasEst-ce que ce biscuit est croustillant ?Is this biscuit crispy?
- ChloéOui, il est vraiment croustillant.Yes, it is really crispy.
- LucasC'est délicieux, Chloé.It's delicious, Chloé.
- ChloéJe suis d'accord avec toi.I agree with you.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “crispy” translations and entries croustillant, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
