crispy

Everyday

Crispy food is hard and dry on the outside, and breaks with a pleasant crunch when you bite it. tree →

In the lessons

Used about food in everyday life, cooking lessons and menus: crispy bacon, crispy chips, crispy duck, crispy batter. In science of cooking, food goes crispy when water is driven out by heat. Leaves can also be called crispy in autumn.

Examples

• I like my toast nice and crispy. tree →
• The chips were golden and crispy. tree →
• Fry the bacon until it is crispy. tree →
• The autumn leaves were crispy under our feet. tree →
• The roast potatoes had crispy edges. tree →
• Keep the biscuits in a tin so they stay crispy. tree →

Note

Comparative crispier, superlative crispiest. Similar: crisp (more often used for fresh apples, lettuce, cold air or paper: a crisp apple). In the UK «crisps» are thin potato slices in packets (US: chips).