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crispbread

crispbread

3.3
A thin dry crunchy bread like a cracker made from rye or whole grains
  • noun
  • /ˈkrɪspˌbrɛd/
translation icon : pan crujiente
  • Given a choice of any food in the world, she'd probably pick a perfect fresh peach and rye crispbreads.
  • Bran Crispbread
  • Scandinavian crispbread

Examples

  • You can easily find crispbread in health food stores and supermarkets.

  • Excellent crispbread has been served with the fish.

    Fiction book (2002)

  • I eat nothing but crispbread.

    Fiction book (2002)

  • One banana: 90 calories, one yogurt: 120, two crispbreads: 80.

    Fiction book (1997)

  • So far today I've eaten one banana (90 calories), one yogurt (120), and two crispbreads (80 calories).

    Fiction book (1997)

  • Crispbread is a popular choice for a light snack because it is thin and crunchy.

  • She topped her crispbread with avocado and tomatoes for a healthy breakfast.

Synonyms

bread
vscrispbread
805 1.0

A common food made by baking dough from flour, often with yeast

is a very specific thin dry crunchy variety rather than general baked staple
rusk
vscrispbread
5 5.9

A hard dry slice of sweet bread baked twice until crisp

is a dry crunchy grain product not necessarily sweet or twice baked
flatbrod
vscrispbread
  • US
9.9

A thin crisp bread from Scandinavia made from rye or barley

is a general thin dry crunchy type often from rye or whole grains
pilot bread
vscrispbread
  • Archaic
8.1

A very hard plain biscuit that keeps for a long time and sailors use on ships

is thinner and crispier and not made as ultra hard long lasting rations

How Fluffy

muffin
295 1.0
roll
302 1.8
biscuit
  • US
45 1.0
scone
38 1.9
crispbread
3.3

Surface Forms

crispbread singular
crispbreads plural

Morphology

crispbread = crisp + bread (transparent) = crisp + bread

Direct compound of 'crisp' + 'bread'; the components clearly describe a thin crunchy type of bread.

Etymology

Crispbread is formed from the English words crisp ('dry and crunchy') and bread ('a baked grain food'), so it literally means 'crunchy bread'. That's why crispbread refers to the thin, dry, crunchy breads people often eat with cheese or spreads.