Etymology

cracknel

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Today it means: A hard, crisp or crunchy cake or biscuit. Full definition →

Middle English crakenelle ← Middle French craquelin
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  1. Middle French · derived fromcraquelin
  2. Middle English · inherited fromcrakenelle
  3. English todaycracknel

From Middle English crakenelle, craknel, krakenelle, apparently an alteration of Middle French craquelin. Doublet of craquelin.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.