Meanings
nouncrispbread (countable and uncountable, plural crispbreads)
plural crispbreads
- countableuncountableA type of flat, dry bread or cracker, usually baked of rye flour, popular in the Nordic countries.
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.”
2007 March 9, Michiko Kakutani, “Ladies’ Choice: Snooker or Security?”, in New York Times
Origin
Translations
Czech knäckebrot
- knäckebrotNordic-style flat dry bread
Danish knækbrød
- knækbrødNordic-style flat dry bread
Dutch knäckebröd
- knäckebrödNordic-style flat dry bread
Estonian näkileib
- näkileibNordic-style flat dry bread
Finnish näkkileipä, näkkäri
- näkkileipäNordic-style flat dry bread
- näkkäriNordic-style flat dry bread
German Knäckebrot, Knäcke
- KnäckebrotNordic-style flat dry bread
- KnäckeNordic-style flat dry bread
Icelandic hrökkbrauð, hleifabrauð
- hrökkbrauðNordic-style flat dry bread
- hleifabrauðNordic-style flat dry bread
Irish arán brioscánach
- arán brioscánachNordic-style flat dry bread
Norwegian Bokmål knekkebrød
- knekkebrødNordic-style flat dry bread
Polish chleb chrupki
- chleb chrupkiNordic-style flat dry bread
Russian хле́бе́ц, хрустя́щий хле́бе́ц
- хле́бе́ц (xlébéc)Nordic-style flat dry bread
- хрустя́щий хле́бе́ц (xrustjáščij xlébéc)Nordic-style flat dry bread
- суха́рь (suxárʹ)Nordic-style flat dry bread
Swedish knäckebröd, spisbröd
- knäckebrödNordic-style flat dry bread
- spisbrödNordic-style flat dry bread
- hårdbrödNordic-style flat dry bread
- hårt brödNordic-style flat dry bread
- knäckeNordic-style flat dry bread
Turkish gevrek ekmek
- gevrek ekmekNordic-style flat dry bread
Welsh bara crimp
- bara crimpNordic-style flat dry bread
Cite this entry
APA
crispbread. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crispbread
MLA
“crispbread.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crispbread. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “crispbread,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crispbread.
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