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crunch·y

(krŭn′chē)

adj. crunch·i·er, crunch·i·est

1. Making a crunching or cracking sound, as when chewed; crisp: crunchy fresh vegetables.

2. Slang Crunchy-granola: "If they're crunchy types, consider camping out along the way instead of staying at motels" (Jennifer Hanson).

crunch′i·ness n.

American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

crunch•y

(ˈkrʌn tʃi)

adj. crunch•i•er, crunch•i•est.

crisp; brittle.

[1890–95]

crunch′i•ness, n.

Translations

قابِلة للطحْن بالأسنان، مًقَرقِشـَه

křupavý

knasendesprød

stökkur

crunchy

[ˈkrʌntʃɪ] ADJ (crunchier (compar) (crunchiest (superl))) → crujiente

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

crunchy

[ˈkrʌntʃi] adj

[nut, vegetable, salad, biscuit] → croquant(e)
crunchy peanut butter → beurre de cacahuètes croquant

[snow] → qui crisse

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

crunchy

adj (+er) apple → knackig; biscuit → knusprig; snow → verharscht

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

crunchy

[ˈkrʌntʃɪ] adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl))) → croccante

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

crunch

(krantʃ) verb

to crush noisily (something hard), with the teeth, feet etc. She crunched sweets all through the film.

noun

the crunch of gravel under the car wheels.

ˈcrunchy adjective

thick crunchy biscuits.

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