brittle
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4.2
- noun
- /ˈbrɪtəl/
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turrón de maní
- I love eating homemade brittle with peanuts during the holidays.
- peanut brittle
- pecan brittle
- nut brittle
It's kind of like peanut brittle, but it's not brittle.
- It's kind of like peanut brittle, but it's not brittle.
- Have you ever had brownie brittle?
- The senators might be in trouble, but at least these Shields made of peanut brittle are safe.
Examples
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Then a crackle of quinoa brittle might go on top.
Blog text (22) -
Caramel apples, pumpkin fudge, peppermint bark, peanut brittle, chocolate-covered coffee beans...
Blog text (20) -
It's kind of like peanut brittle, but it's not brittle.
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The senators might be in trouble, but at least these Shields made of peanut brittle are safe.
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Butterfinger is an unusual bar that has orangish brittle stuff in it.
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She bought some still warm peanut brittle from Djodja, the other attendant.
Fiction book (1995) -
We were in the Ting-a-Ling Restaurant, a neighborhood storefront with bells on the door, ivy on the windows, and homemade peanut brittle in a glass case.
Fiction book (2002) -
She brought a bag of brittle to share at the party, and everyone enjoyed it.
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After dinner, we served chocolate ice cream topped with crunchy brittle pieces.
Synonyms
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3.1
A hard sweet of cooked sugar and peanuts that you break into pieces
Compounds
- US
A scented desert shrub with brittle stems, yellow flowers, and a sticky resin used in incense
A tropical American fern that people often grow for its broad divided leaves
A tropical fern with thin, easily broken leaves often grown indoors for its pretty look
A sea animal like a starfish with a small round body and long thin arms that break easily
Surface Forms
Etymology
Brittle the sweet is named for the way it breaks; it is a hard sheet of sugar and nuts that cracks when you bite it, like the word break. So peanut or almond brittle is a candy you can hear and feel snap into pieces.