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breadcrumb

breadcrumb

11 2.4
Small pieces of dry bread that you put on food before cooking
  • noun
  • /ˈbrɛdˌkrʌm/
translation icon : pan rallado
  • You sprinkle breadcrumbs on top of it.
  • dredge in breadcrumbs
  • coat with breadcrumbs
  • sprinkle with breadcrumbs

Examples

  • The outside is covered in panko breadcrumbs, which creates a dark, crunchy encasing.

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  • Go get me some breadcrumbs, whole grain.

  • Or birds that eat up the breadcrumbs.

    Fiction book (1991)
  • Sprinkle the top with the breadcrumb mixture and bake, uncovered, for 30 to 40 minutes or until the top is golden.

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  • I used one can of salmon, one egg, and 1/4 cup breadcrumbs to make two salmon patties.

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  • In a large bowl, mix together the ricotta, eggs, breadcrumbs, parsley, oregano, salt, red pepper flakes, and fennel (if using) until well blended.

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  • To make the dish crispier, you should coat the chicken with breadcrumbs before frying.

  • The recipe calls for a half cup of breadcrumbs to thicken the sauce.

  • He sprinkled breadcrumbs on top of the casserole to give it an added crunch.

Synonyms

crumb
vsbreadcrumb
96 1.0

A very small piece of bread, cake, or other baked food

is used specifically for coating or thickening food rather than just a fragment
breading
vsbreadcrumb
2 1.6

A dry coating for food made from breadcrumbs or flour before cooking

is specifically small dried pieces used as an ingredient rather than a whole mixture
cracker crumbs
vsbreadcrumb
1 1.5

Small broken pieces of crackers you put on food to make a coating or thicken it

is made from softer loaf pieces rather than from dry snack fragments

Compounds

A series of small clues that lead step by step to a solution

A set of small signs that help you find your way back, often on websites

A crunchy layer of breadcrumbs mixed with butter on top of a baked dish

How Coarse

panko
2 3.3
breadcrumb
11 2.4
crumb
96 1.0

Surface Forms

breadcrumb singular
breadcrumbs plural

Morphology

breadcrumb = bread + crumb (transparent) = bread + crumb

The meaning is a literal combination of 'bread' + 'crumb', which is directly inferable by learners.

Etymology

Breadcrumb is made from bread + crumb, where a crumb is a very small piece of bread, so it gives the clear image of tiny dry bits used to coat food or to thicken a dish.