crunchy
/ˈkrʌntʃi/adjective
उच्चारण क्रन्ची
कुरकुरा
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(of food) firm and crisp and making a sharp sound when you bite or crush it
कुरकुरा
- crunchy snacks
- The bakery is famous for its crunchy biscuits, which stay fresh for weeks.
- Fresh carrots are sweet and crunchy.
+ 2 more examples
- The crunchy samosa was served hot with green chutney.
- She likes her toast crunchy and golden.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
crunchy + food noun
Crunchy describes food that is firm and makes a sharp sound when you bite it.
'Crunchy' ऐसे भोजन का वर्णन करता है जो कड़क होता है और काटने पर तेज़ आवाज़ करता है।
- Radhika loves crunchy namkeen.
- The crunchy pakoras were still hot.
be / taste / feel + crunchy
After be, taste or feel, crunchy tells the texture of the food.
Be, taste या feel के बाद 'crunchy' भोजन की बनावट बताता है।
- The fresh cucumber is crunchy.
- The dosa tasted crunchy at the edges.
crunchy vs crisp vs crispy
Crunchy often suggests a loud, harder bite; crisp and crispy suggest a thin, light, fresh bite.
'Crunchy' प्रायः तेज़, कठोर आवाज़ वाला निवाला दर्शाता है; crisp और crispy पतला, हल्का, ताज़ा निवाला दर्शाते हैं।
- Roasted peanuts are crunchy, and a papad is crispy.
comparative: crunchier / the crunchiest
Crunchy forms its comparative and superlative with -ier and -iest.
'Crunchy' का comparative और superlative -ier और -iest से बनता है।
- This biscuit is crunchier than that one.
- I like the crunchiest part of the bhajia.
crunchy + (noun) + to eat
A to-infinitive can follow crunchy to say how pleasant the food is to eat.
Crunchy के बाद to-infinitive यह बता सकता है कि भोजन खाने में कैसा है।
- The nuts are crunchy to eat.
+Collocations 5
crunchy + food
biscuitspeanutssaladapplechips
- She packed crunchy biscuits for the journey.
adverb + crunchy
slightlyveryextraperfectlydeliciously
- The jalebis were deliciously crunchy.
crunchy + texture
texturebitecoatingtopping
- The crunchy topping made the dish special.
verb + crunchy
staygokeeptastemake
- Fry the papad on high heat to keep it crunchy.
crunchy + vegetable / fruit
carrotcucumberappleradishcelery
- A crunchy radish went into the paratha.
“More examples 5
- Fry the onions until they are golden and crunchy.
प्याज़ को सुनहरा और कुरकुरा होने तक तलें।
- The crunchy leaves of autumn lay on the path.
पतझड़ के कड़क पत्ते रास्ते पर बिखरे थे।
- Snacks left in the rain are no longer crunchy.
बारिश में छूटे हुए नमकीन अब कुरकुरे नहीं रहते।
- The crunchy sound of fresh carrots filled the kitchen.
ताज़ी गाजरों की कुरकुरी आवाज़ रसोई में गूँज उठी।
- My mother makes crunchy chakli at Diwali.
मेरी माँ दीवाली पर कुरकुरी चकली बनाती हैं।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
These adjectives all describe firm food, but they differ in weight and sound.
ये adjectives कड़क भोजन का वर्णन करते हैं, पर भार और आवाज़ में इनमें अंतर है।
Firm and loud when bitten, like nuts or raw carrot.
काटने पर कड़क और तेज़ आवाज़ वाला, जैसे मेवे या कच्ची गाजर।
- The salad was crunchy.
Thin, dry and light, usually fried or baked, like a papad.
पतला, सूखा और हल्का, प्रायः तला या भुना हुआ, जैसे पापड़।
- The dosa was crispy.
Fresh and firm, also used for weather and paper.
ताज़ा और कड़ा; मौसम और काग़ज़ के लिए भी प्रयुक्त।
- A crisp apple.
◇Word family
?Which word?
Keep the texture words together: crunchy, crispy (pleasantly hard and dry: 'crispy pakoras'), crumbly (easily breaking into small pieces), chewy (needing a lot of chewing), soggy (unpleasantly wet and soft).
बनावट के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: crunchy, crispy (सुखद रूप से कड़ा और सूखा: 'crispy pakoras'), crumbly (आसानी से टूटने वाला, भुरभुरा), chewy (बहुत चबाना पड़े), soggy (अप्रिय रूप से गीला और नरम)।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Crunch time (the most important moment when decisions must be made), number crunching (doing calculations with a lot of numbers), credit crunch (a shortage of money for lending).
Collocations: crunch time (निर्णय का सबसे महत्वपूर्ण क्षण), number crunching (बहुत संख्याओं की गणना), credit crunch (उधार के लिए पैसे की कमी)।