crisp

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• General-American, Received-Pronunciation: /kɹɪsp/
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• Scotland, Wales: /kɾɪsp/
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• New-Zealand: /kɹəsp/
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• rhymes with -ɪsp
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The adjective is derived partly from the following: * Etymology 1, adjective sense 1: Middle English crisp (“curly, wavy”), from Old English crisp (“curly”), from Latin crispus (“of hair: crimped, curly”), possibly ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kris-, from *(s)ker- (“to bend; to turn”). * Etymology 1, adjective sense 2: from the above, and probably also onomatopoeic, representing a crinkling or crunching sound. Doublet of crape and crepe. Adjective etymology 1, adjective sense 2.2.3 (“of air, weather, etc.: cool and dry”) is transferred from a description of frost or snow as “crisp”, that is, crunchy. The noun is derived partly from the following: * Middle English crisp (“light, crinkled fabric; kind of pastry; crinkliness or roughness of skin”), from crisp (adjective) (see above). * Modern English crisp (adjective) (“having a consistency which is hard yet brittle”).

Partly from the following: * Etymology 2 sense 1: crisp (adjective; see etymology 1). * Etymology 2 sense 2: Late Middle English crispen (“to curl; of hair: to be curly”), from Old English cirpsian (“to curl, crisp”), from Latin crīspō (“to crimp; to curl”), from crispus (“of hair: crimped, curly”, adjective) (see etymology 1) + -ō (suffix forming infinitives of first-conjugation verbs).

84 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Bulgarian: къдрав (kǎdrav) — of hair: curling, especially in tight, stiff curls or ringlets
• Finnish: kähärä — of hair: curling, especially in tight, stiff curls or ringlets
• Finnish: kähäräinen — of hair: curling, especially in tight, stiff curls or ringlets
• Finnish: säkkärä — of hair: curling, especially in tight, stiff curls or ringlets
• Italian: croccante — of hair: curling, especially in tight, stiff curls or ringlets
• Russian: кудря́вый (kudrjávyj) — of hair: curling, especially in tight, stiff curls or ringlets
• Russian: курчавый (kurčavyj) — of hair: curling, especially in tight, stiff curls or ringlets
• Russian: вьющийся (vʹjuščijsja) — of hair: curling, especially in tight, stiff curls or ringlets
• Bulgarian: начупен (načupen) — of a body of water, skin, etc.: having a surface which is rippled or wrinkled — see also rippled, wrinkled
• Bulgarian: накъдрен (nakǎdren) — of a body of water, skin, etc.: having a surface which is rippled or wrinkled — see also rippled, wrinkled
• Finnish: väreilevä — of a body of water, skin, etc.: having a surface which is rippled or wrinkled — see also rippled, wrinkled
• Finnish: karehtiva — of a body of water, skin, etc.: having a surface which is rippled or wrinkled — see also rippled, wrinkled
• Finnish: ryppyinen — of a body of water, skin, etc.: having a surface which is rippled or wrinkled — see also rippled, wrinkled
• Russian: покрытый рябью (pokrytyj rjabʹju) — of a body of water, skin, etc.: having a surface which is rippled or wrinkled — see also rippled, wrinkled
• Turkish: kırışık — of a body of water, skin, etc.: having a surface which is rippled or wrinkled — see also rippled, wrinkled
• Bulgarian: хрупкав (hrupkav) — having a consistency which is hard yet brittle, and in a condition to break with a sharp fracture
• Bulgarian: хрускав (hruskav) — having a consistency which is hard yet brittle, and in a condition to break with a sharp fracture
• Bulgarian: ронлив (ronliv) — having a consistency which is hard yet brittle, and in a condition to break with a sharp fracture
• Esperanto: facilrompa — having a consistency which is hard yet brittle, and in a condition to break with a sharp fracture
• Finnish: rapea — having a consistency which is hard yet brittle, and in a condition to break with a sharp fracture
• German: spröde — having a consistency which is hard yet brittle, and in a condition to break with a sharp fracture
• Irish: briosc — having a consistency which is hard yet brittle, and in a condition to break with a sharp fracture
• Kazakh: қытырлақ (qytyrlaq) — having a consistency which is hard yet brittle, and in a condition to break with a sharp fracture
• Māori: pakapaka — having a consistency which is hard yet brittle, and in a condition to break with a sharp fracture
• Māori: pūkatakata — having a consistency which is hard yet brittle, and in a condition to break with a sharp fracture
• Plautdietsch: jalsta — having a consistency which is hard yet brittle, and in a condition to break with a sharp fracture
• Russian: хру́пкий (xrúpkij) — having a consistency which is hard yet brittle, and in a condition to break with a sharp fracture
• Ottoman Turkish: یوفقه (yufka) — having a consistency which is hard yet brittle, and in a condition to break with a sharp fracture
• Bulgarian: освежителен (osvežitelen) — not stale or wilted — see also fresh
• Bulgarian: свеж (svež) — not stale or wilted — see also fresh
• Esperanto: krakmaĉa — not stale or wilted — see also fresh
• Finnish: raikas — not stale or wilted — see also fresh
• French: croquant — not stale or wilted — see also fresh
• French: croustillant — not stale or wilted — see also fresh
• German: knackig — not stale or wilted — see also fresh
• German: knusprig — not stale or wilted — see also fresh
• Hungarian: ropogós — not stale or wilted — see also fresh
• Irish: briosc — not stale or wilted — see also fresh
• Irish: úrbhriosc — not stale or wilted — see also fresh
• Māori: pakē — not stale or wilted — see also fresh
• Māori: pakepakē — not stale or wilted — see also fresh
• Māori: mato — not stale or wilted — see also fresh
• Plautdietsch: reesch — not stale or wilted — see also fresh
• Portuguese: congelante — not stale or wilted — see also fresh
• Russian: све́жий (svéžij) — not stale or wilted — see also fresh
• Spanish: crujiente — not stale or wilted — see also fresh
• Turkish: gevrek — not stale or wilted — see also fresh
• Turkish: körpe — not stale or wilted — see also fresh
• Bulgarian: отчетлив (otčetliv) — of action, movement, a person’s manner, etc.: precise and quick — see also brisk, precise
• Bulgarian: отривист (otrivist) — of action, movement, a person’s manner, etc.: precise and quick — see also brisk, precise
• Finnish: napakka — of action, movement, a person’s manner, etc.: precise and quick — see also brisk, precise
• Finnish: naseva — of action, movement, a person’s manner, etc.: precise and quick — see also brisk, precise
• Finnish: ripeä — of action, movement, a person’s manner, etc.: precise and quick — see also brisk, precise
• Finnish: rivakka — of action, movement, a person’s manner, etc.: precise and quick — see also brisk, precise
• Finnish: ytimekäs — of action, movement, a person’s manner, etc.: precise and quick — see also brisk, precise
• German: forsch — of action, movement, a person’s manner, etc.: precise and quick — see also brisk, precise
• Portuguese: alegre — of action, movement, a person’s manner, etc.: precise and quick — see also brisk, precise
• Portuguese: animado — of action, movement, a person’s manner, etc.: precise and quick — see also brisk, precise
• Portuguese: festivo — of action, movement, a person’s manner, etc.: precise and quick — see also brisk, precise
• Russian: чёткий (čótkij) — of action, movement, a person’s manner, etc.: precise and quick — see also brisk, precise
• Russian: я́сный (jásnyj) — of action, movement, a person’s manner, etc.: precise and quick — see also brisk, precise
• Russian: лакони́чный (lakoníčnyj) — of action, movement, a person’s manner, etc.: precise and quick — see also brisk, precise
• Finnish: raikas — of air, weather, etc.: cool and dry; of a period of time: characterized by such weather
• Ingrian: kirmiä — of air, weather, etc.: cool and dry; of a period of time: characterized by such weather
• Irish: úr — of air, weather, etc.: cool and dry; of a period of time: characterized by such weather
• Portuguese: fresco — of air, weather, etc.: cool and dry; of a period of time: characterized by such weather
• Scottish Gaelic: fionnar — of air, weather, etc.: cool and dry; of a period of time: characterized by such weather
• Turkish: ayazlı — of air, weather, etc.: cool and dry; of a period of time: characterized by such weather
• Finnish: siisti — of fabric, paper, etc.: clean and uncreased
• Bulgarian: ясен (jasen) — of something heard or seen: clearly defined — see also clean, neat, sharp, impeccable
• Finnish: terävä — of something heard or seen: clearly defined — see also clean, neat, sharp, impeccable
• French: net — of something heard or seen: clearly defined — see also clean, neat, sharp, impeccable
• Māori: ngangahu — of something heard or seen: clearly defined — see also clean, neat, sharp, impeccable
• Portuguese: crocante — of something heard or seen: clearly defined — see also clean, neat, sharp, impeccable
• Russian: чёткий (čótkij) — of something heard or seen: clearly defined — see also clean, neat, sharp, impeccable
• Russian: я́сный (jásnyj) — of something heard or seen: clearly defined — see also clean, neat, sharp, impeccable
• Finnish: terävä — not using fuzzy logic
• Finnish: raikkaan hapokas — of wine: having a refreshing amount of acidity
• Bulgarian: чипс (čips) — thin slice made of some other ingredient(s) which is baked or deep-fried and eaten as a snack like a potato crisp
• Finnish: lastu — thin slice made of some other ingredient(s) which is baked or deep-fried and eaten as a snack like a potato crisp
• Kazakh: қытырлақ (qytyrlaq) — thin slice made of some other ingredient(s) which is baked or deep-fried and eaten as a snack like a potato crisp
• Bulgarian: подметка (podmetka) — food item that has been overcooked, or a thing which has been burned, to the point of becoming charred or dried out
• Bulgarian: правя ронлив (pravja ronliv) — (transitive) to make (something) firm yet brittle; to give (food) a crispy surface; (intransitive) to become firm yet brittle; of food: to form a crispy surface
• Finnish: paistaa rapeaksi, rapeuttaa — (transitive) to make (something) firm yet brittle; to give (food) a crispy surface; (intransitive) to become firm yet brittle; of food: to form a crispy surface