crispbread en · NOUN
Etymology
From crisp + bread.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) A type of flat, dry bread or cracker, usually baked of rye flour, popular in the Nordic countries.
She describes how Irina, left at home during one of Lawrence’s extended business trips, feels herself turning “into one of those dry Scandinavian crispbreads that never have enough salt.”
2007 March 9, Michiko Kakutani, “Ladies’ Choice: Snooker or Security?”, in New York Times:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| crispbreads | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Translations (27)
de Knäckebrot (Nordic-style flat dry bread) · nb knekkebrød (Nordic-style flat dry bread) · ru суха́рь (Nordic-style flat dry bread) · sv spisbröd (Nordic-style flat dry bread) · fo knekkbreyð (Nordic-style flat dry bread) · fi näkkileipä (Nordic-style flat dry bread) · da knækbrød (Nordic-style flat dry bread) · nds-de Knackbrood (Nordic-style flat dry bread) · ru хрустя́щий хле́бе́ц (Nordic-style flat dry bread) · sv knäckebröd (Nordic-style flat dry bread) · sv knäcke (Nordic-style flat dry bread) · ru хле́бе́ц (Nordic-style flat dry bread) · et näkileib (Nordic-style flat dry bread) · cs knäckebrot (Nordic-style flat dry bread) · nn knekkebrød (Nordic-style flat dry bread) · izh rootsinleipä (Nordic-style flat dry bread) · is hleifabrauð (Nordic-style flat dry bread) · tr gevrek ekmek (Nordic-style flat dry bread) · is hrökkbrauð (Nordic-style flat dry bread) · sv hårt bröd (Nordic-style flat dry bread) · cy bara crimp (Nordic-style flat dry bread) · fi näkkäri (Nordic-style flat dry bread) · ga arán brioscánach (Nordic-style flat dry bread) · pl chleb chrupki (Nordic-style flat dry bread) · de Knäcke (Nordic-style flat dry bread) · nl knäckebröd (Nordic-style flat dry bread) · sv hårdbröd (Nordic-style flat dry bread)