cracknel

crack·nel

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [krak-nl]
- /ˈkræk nl/
- /kræknl/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [krak-nl]
- /ˈkræk nl/

Definitions of cracknel word

noun cracknel a type of hard plain biscuit 3
noun cracknel crisply fried bits of fat pork 3
noun cracknel a variety of hard, crisp biscuit 3
noun cracknel small pieces of crisply fried fat pork 3
abbreviation CRACKNEL cracklings 3
noun cracknel a hard, brittle cake or biscuit. 1

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Origin of cracknel

First appearance:

before 1350

One of the 20% oldest English words

1350-1400; Middle English crak(e)nele < Middle French *craquenelle, metathetic alteration of craquelin < Middle Dutch crākelinc, equivalent to crāke(n) to crack + -linc -ling1

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Parts of speech for Cracknel

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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cracknel popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 53% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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