craquelin

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noun

A kind of Belgian brioche filled with flavoured nib sugar.

OriginFrench craquelin →
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Meanings

nouncraquelin (countable and uncountable, plural craquelins)

plural craquelins

  1. countableuncountableA kind of Belgian brioche filled with flavoured nib sugar.

Origin

  1. Frenchcraquelin
  2. Englishcraquelin

Unadapted borrowing from French craquelin. Doublet of cracknel.

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APA

craquelin. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/craquelin

MLA

“craquelin.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/craquelin. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “craquelin,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/craquelin.

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