Crispbread

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A type of flat, dry bread or cracker, usually baked of rye flour, popular in the Nordic countries. countable, uncountable

    "She describes how Irina, left at home during one of Lawrence’s extended business trips, feels herself turning “into one of those dry Scandinavian crispbreads that never have enough salt.”"

Example

More examples

"Once upon a time, there was a chicken with a crispbread."

Etymology

From crisp + bread.

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