Meaning
crouton, toasted appetizer
- a slice of toasted bread served with savoury toppings as an appetizer
- a small cube of toasted or fried bread served in soups or salads
In a sentence
Abbiamo ordinato un piatto di crostini toscani.
We ordered a plate of Tuscan crostini.
Vuoi un crostino con la salsa di olive?
Would you like a toasted bread appetizer with olive tapenade?
Non mangio la zuppa senza crostini.
I don't eat soup without croutons.
Word forms (2)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| crostino | masculine · singular |
| crostini | masculine · plural |
Usage notes
- Diminutive of 'crosta'.
- Often served in the plural ('crostini') as part of an antipasto toscano or misto.