Brittles

/ˈbrɪtəlz/ noun

Definition

Plural of brittle; hard candies made by mixing nuts with melted sugar, known for their characteristic crispness and fragility.

Etymology

From brittle (adjective) + -s (noun pluralization). The candy got its name from its brittle texture that shatters when broken.

Kelly Says

Brittle candy is a genuinely brittle food—the word perfectly describes how it behaves—making it one of the rare cases where a food's descriptive name is scientifically accurate about its physical properties.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
በጣም 脆
ba-taam krui
ARالعربية
قابل الكسر
qa-bil al-kasr
BNবাংলা
চোটপ্রাপ্ত
cho-t-pra-pt
CACatalà
fragils
fra-jils
CSČeština
křehké
kreh-keh
DADansk
brudbare
brood-ba-reh
DEDeutsch
Bruchbar
broo-kh-bar
ELΕλληνικά
ευτελής
ef-te-lees
ESEspañol
fragiles
fra-jee-lehs
FAفارسی
شکننده
sheh-keh-neh
FISuomi
murtuva
mur-too-vah
FRFrançais
fragiles
fra-jee-l
GUGU
ટીક્ટી
tee-tee
HAHA
kayan
ka-yan
HEעברית
שביר
sha-vir
HIहिन्दी
तोड़ने वाले
toh-deh-neh-va-leh
HUMagyar
törékeny
toh-reh-ken-yee
IDBahasa Indonesia
rapuh
ra-puh
IGIG
ịgba
ee-gba
ITItaliano
fragili
fra-jee-lee
JA日本語
脆くなる
tsu-ka-naru
KKKK
тоза
toh-zah
KMKM
ក្លាយជាក្រោក
kla-y chea kra-ok
KO한국어
깨지기 쉬운
kkaj-ji-gi s-wee-oon
MRMR
खरखरी
khar-khar-ee
MSBahasa Melayu
rapuh
ra-puh
MYမြန်မာ
ကျွပ်
chi-up
NLNederlands
broos
broos
NONorsk
bruddbar
brood-bar
PAPA
ਟੁਟਾ
too-taa
PLPolski
chłonne
khwon-neh
PTPortuguês
frágeis
fra-jeh-ees
RORomână
fragile
fra-jee-leh
RUРусский
хрупкие
hr-oop-kee-eh
SVSvenska
fragila
fra-jee-la
SWKiswahili
mfupi
m-fwee-pee
TAதமிழ்
கடினப்படுத்து
ka-di-na-pa-dhu-thu
TEతెలుగు
తీగి
tee-gee
THไทย
เปราะ
pe-ra
TLTL
mababaw
ma-ba-baw
TRTürkçe
kırılabilir
kir-ee-leh-ber
UKУкраїнська
ломкий
lom-kee
URاردو
krui
VITiếng Việt
mỏng
mong
YOYO
ọ̀pọ̀
oh-poh
ZH中文
脆化
cuì huà
ZUZU
iqinile
ee-kee-neh-leh

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