Standard Lemma guide

crispy

adj · noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • /ˈkɹɪs.pi/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -ɪspi
  • CMU ARPABET: K R IH1 S P IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Having a crisp texture; brittle yet tender.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • These biscuits are very crispy.
  • Baked rolls should be crispy.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Denoting something is impressive or desirable; cool, awesome; fresh.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: slang

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

The well-baked fat on the surface of a piece of roasted meat.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: informal

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

adjective satellite

Meaning 4

tender and brittle

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • crisp potato chips

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: crisp

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Middle English crispy (“crisped, curly”), equivalent to crisp + -y.

Across languages

Translations

36 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: مُقَرْمَش (muqarmaš) — having a crisp texture
  • Arabic: مُقَرْمَشَة (muqarmaša) — having a crisp texture
  • Arabic: مقرمش (meʔármeš) — having a crisp texture
  • Arabic: مقرمشة f كريسبى (meʔarméša) — having a crisp texture
  • Central Bikol: maragsip — having a crisp texture
  • Bulgarian: хрупкав (hrupkav) — having a crisp texture
  • Catalan: cruixent — having a crisp texture
  • Chinese Mandarin: 脆的 (cuì de) — having a crisp texture
  • Czech: křupavý — having a crisp texture
  • Danish: sprød — having a crisp texture
  • Danish: knasende — having a crisp texture
  • Finnish: rapea — having a crisp texture
  • Finnish: rapsakka — having a crisp texture
  • French: croustillant — having a crisp texture
  • German: knusprig — having a crisp texture
  • Hebrew: פָּרִיךְ (parích) — having a crisp texture
  • Hungarian: ropogós — having a crisp texture
  • Italian: croccante — having a crisp texture
  • Macedonian: крцкаво (krckavo) — having a crisp texture
  • Malay: rangup — having a crisp texture
  • Māori: pakapaka — having a crisp texture
  • Norwegian: sprø — having a crisp texture
  • Occitan: cruissent — having a crisp texture
  • Persian: سختترد (saxt-tord) — having a crisp texture
  • Polish: chrupki — having a crisp texture
  • Polish: chrupiący — having a crisp texture
  • Portuguese: crocante — having a crisp texture
  • Romanian: crocant — having a crisp texture
  • Slovak: chrumkavý — having a crisp texture
  • Spanish: crujiente — having a crisp texture
  • Swedish: krispig — having a crisp texture
  • Swedish: knaprig — having a crisp texture
  • Swedish: frasig — having a crisp texture
  • Tagalog: malutong — having a crisp texture
  • Thai: กรอบ (grɔ̀ɔp) — having a crisp texture
  • Ukrainian: хрусткий (xrustkyj) — having a crisp texture