noun
- A French-Canadian pâté or spread made from seasoned pork meat, typically served cold on toast or crackers.
Usage: regional; chiefly Canadian French
Examples
- She spread cretons on fresh bread for breakfast.
- The deli counter offered homemade cretons as a specialty item.
- Cretons is a traditional Québécois delicacy passed down through generations.
- He enjoyed cretons with pickles and mustard on the side.
- The recipe for cretons has been in her family for over a century.