knusprig

German

Alternative forms

• knusper (in the colloquial sense)

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] German Low German; derived from the verb knuspern.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈknʊspʁɪç/ (standard)
• IPA^(key): /ˈknʊspʁɪk/ (common form in southern Germany, Austria, and Switzerland)
• Hyphenation: knusp‧rig

Adjective

knusprig (comparative knuspriger, superlative am knusprigsten)

1. crispy, crisp, crunchy

   Synonym: kross

2. (colloquial, humorous, usually with noch or nicht mehr) in one's right mind; of full mental capacity

   Synonyms: richtig (im Kopf), bei Sinnen

Derived terms

• Knusprigkeit

Further reading

• “knusprig” in Duden online