CRUMPET


Meaning of CRUMPET in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈkrəm-pət ]

noun

Etymology: perhaps from Middle English crompid ( cake ) wafer, literally, curled-up cake, from crumped, past participle of crumpen to curl up, from crump, crumb crooked, from Old English crumb; akin to Old High German krump crooked

Date: 1638

: a small round unsweetened bread cooked on a griddle and usually split and toasted before serving

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