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cracknel

/ˈkɹæk.nəl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
crack-nel
IPA
/ˈkɹæk.nəl/
16
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A hard, crisp or crunchy cake or biscuit.

noun

Crackling (fried pork fat).

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Middle English crakenelle, craknel, krakenelle, apparently an alteration of Middle French craquelin.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Food.

Inflected Forms

cracknels (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce cracknel?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkɹæk.nəl/.
What does cracknel mean?
A hard, crisp or crunchy cake or biscuit.
Where does cracknel come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce cracknel

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