"cracknel" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: cracknels [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English crakenelle, craknel, krakenelle, apparently an alteration of Middle French craquelin. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|crakenelle}} Middle English crakenelle, {{der|en|frm|craquelin}} Middle French craquelin Head templates: {{en-noun}} cracknel (plural cracknels)
  1. A hard, crisp or crunchy cake or biscuit.
    Sense id: en-cracknel-en-noun-Ah8D8go8
  2. (in the plural) Crackling (fried pork fat). Tags: in-plural Categories (topical): Foods
    Sense id: en-cracknel-en-noun-TlRzGHwM Disambiguation of Foods: 8 92 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 13 87 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 13 87 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 96

Inflected forms

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