crispy

Meaning

Adj

Having a crisp texture; brittle yet tender.

Noun

The well-baked fat on the surface of a piece of roasted meat.

Synonyms

crisp

crunchy

brittle

crusty

crumbly

dehydrated

burned

curly

fluffy

frizzy

sugar-coated

toasted

wavy

crimpy

crinkly

firm

first-class

flaky

frizzly

light

round

scorched

Translations

croustillant

croquant

knusprig

croccante

frit

knusprige

σγουρός

craquant

knisternd

Neuheit

mit Elan

kräuslig

neu

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Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈkɹɪs.pi/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: crispy

In summary

From Middle English crispy; equivalent to crisp + -y.