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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.
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crunch•y

(ˈkrʌn tʃi)

adj. crunch•i•er, crunch•i•est.
crisp; brittle.
[1890–95]
crunch′i•ness, n.
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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. kraak, hard kou, kners, knars يَمْضُغ ، يَطحَن بالأسنان ``يُقرقِش'' хрускам mastigar chroupat knirschend kauen knase ροκανίζω mascar, ronzar, hacer crujir krõbistama قرچ قرچ کردن rouskuttaa croquer קוֹל כִּרסוּם चर्वण करना hrskati ropogtat mengunyah dengan bersuara bryðja, kremja sgranocchiare パリパリという音をさせる 와삭와삭 씹다 triaukšti, traškinti kraukšķināt mengunyah luidruchtig kauwen knase, knuse chrupać چیچل ، ژوول، زبیښل mastigar a ronţăi хрустеть chrúmať hrustati glasno žvakati knapra på เคี้ยวเสียงดัง çatır çutur yemek 嘎吱地咬/踩 хрустіти, рипіти під ногами چرمر كرنا nhai lạo xạo 嘎吱嘎吱地咬嚼(踏过)
noun
the crunch of gravel under the car wheels. gekraak, gekners طَحْن بالأسْنان، قَرقَشـه хрускане rangido skřípání, chroupání das Knirschen knasen τρίξιμο crujido krudin قرچ قرچ narske crissement קוֹל גְרִיסָה चर्वण करना škripa csikorgás suara kerosak marr, brak scricchiolio 車輪のきしむ音 (자갈의) 자자작 소리 traškesys kraukšķēšana menderap-derap geknerp knasing chrzęst چیچل rangido scrâşnit хруст škrípanie hreščanje glasno žvakanje knastrande, knaprande เสียงล้อรถบดก้อนกรวด çatırtı, 'çatır çutur' sesi 嘎吱聲 хрустіння; скрип چرمراه‍ٹ tiếng nhai, gặm 嘎吱嘎吱的声音
ˈcrunchy adjective
thick crunchy biscuits. korrelrig, bros, krokant, krakerig, knarsend قابِلة للطحْن بالأسنان، مًقَرقِشـَه хрупкав quebradiço křupavý knusprig knasende; sprød τραγανιστός crujiente krõbisev ترد rapea croquant פריך कुरकुरा škripav, hrskav ropogós renyah stökkur croccante ぱりっとした (뚜꺼운) 커런치 비스켓 traškus kraukšķošs rangup knapperig sprø, som knaser mellom tennene chrupki چیچونکی estaladiço cro­­­cant хрустящий chrumkavý hrustljav krckav knaprig, spröd, knastrande กรอบ kıtır kıtır 硬脆的 хрусткий آواز كرنيوالا، چرمرانيوالا cứng và giòn 发嘎吱嘎吱声的,易碎的
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