corrosco

Galician

Galician moletes, with a protruding corrosco

Alternative forms

• churrusco, currusco

Etymology

Attested since the 19th century. Probably onomatopoeic: compare Spanish cuscurro.

Noun

corrosco m (plural corroscos)

1. a crunchy piece of bread; crouton

   Synonym: codela

2. crunchy rim of a pie

   Synonym: roleiro

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “corrosco”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “corrosco”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “corrosco”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN