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krakeling.

a brittle, usually sweet pretzel-shaped pastry, often a puff pastry

9 characters3 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈkraː.kə.lɪŋ/
  1. a brittle, usually sweet pretzel-shaped pastry, often a puff pastry

    Netherlands · masculine
  2. a brittle donut-shaped pastry

    Belgium · masculine
Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch crakelinc, whence also French craquelin. Equivalent to kraken + -ling.

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