crispy
ˈkrɪspi
crispiercrispiest
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Definition of crispy - Reverso English Dictionary

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Adjective

foodhaving a pleasantly hard surface
  • She loves crispy fried chicken.
  • The crispy bacon was a breakfast favorite.
  • Crispy toast is perfect with butter.
brittle crackly crunchy
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Expressions with crispy

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dried or fried seaweed used as a snack or garnish
Crispy seaweed adds a nice crunch to salads.
person badly burned in an accident
The firefighter found a crispy critter in the wreckage.

Origin of crispy

Old English, crisp (curled) + -y (adjective suffix)

Terms with crispy included in their meaning

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food
thin slices of potato fried until crispy
food
long loaf of bread with crispy crust
baking texture
pizza with a thin, crispy base
food
strips of potato deep-fried until crispy
food
dough that is deep-fried until crispy
cooking
shredded potatoes fried until crispy
food
crispy snack made from shrimp and starch
cooking
cooked until the outside is dark and crispy

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  1. French:croustillant, ...
  2. German:knusprig, ...
  3. Italian:croccante, ...
  4. Spanish:crujiente, ...
  5. Portuguese:crocante, ...
  6. Chinese:酥脆的, ...
  7. Japanese:カリカリの, ...
  8. Arabic:مقرمش, ...
  9. Hebrew:פָּרִיךְ, ...
  10. Russian:хрустящий, ...
  11. Ukrainian:хрусткий, ...
  12. Hindi:कुरकुरा, ...
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