crumble
noun/ˈkrʌmbl/
/ˈkrʌmbl/
(British English) (North American English crisp
[uncountable, countable]/krɪsp/
/krɪsp/
)- a dessert (= a sweet dish) made from fruit that is covered with a rough mixture of flour, butter and sugar, cooked in the oven and usually served hot
- apple crumble and custard
Oxford Collocations DictionaryCrumble is used after these nouns:- apple
Word Originlate Middle English: probably from an Old English word related to crumb.Want to learn more?
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