crouton

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

crouton
    n 1: a small piece of toasted or fried bread; served in soup or
         salads

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Crouton \Crou`ton"\ (kr??`t?n"), n. [F. cro?ton, fr. cro?te a
   crust.] (Cookery)
   Bread cut in various forms, and fried lightly in butter or
   oil, to garnish hashes, etc.
   [1913 Webster]