Definition
Curled, crimped, or having a wavy edge or surface; characterized by small folds or wrinkles.
Etymology
From Latin crispus (curled, wrinkled) + -ate suffix, used in biological and botanical terminology to describe surface textures and formations.
Kelly Says
Crispate is botanical precision language—scientists use it to describe leaf edges and surface textures with specificity, showing how Latin-derived adjectives let specialists talk about variations that ordinary words like 'wavy' or 'curled' can't capture.
Translations
CSČeština
křupavý
kru-pa-vy
DADansk
knastende
kna-sten-de
DEDeutsch
knusprig
knoos-prig
ESEspañol
crujiente
kruhe-en-te
FRFrançais
croustillant
kru-stil-an
HIहिन्दी
क्रिस्पी
kri-spi
HUMagyar
roppancs
ro-pan-cs
IDBahasa Indonesia
keripik
ke-ri-pik
ITItaliano
croccante
kro-kan-te
MSBahasa Melayu
keripik
ke-ri-pik
NLNederlands
krokant
kro-kant
PLPolski
chrupiący
hroo-pjan-chi
PTPortuguês
crocante
kro-kan-te
RUРусский
хрустящий
hrus-tyash-chiy
SVSvenska
krispig
kris-pig
SWKiswahili
kaanga
ka-an-ga
TEతెలుగు
క్రిస్పీ
kri-spi
TRTürkçe
kırılgan
kir-il-gan
UKУкраїнська
хрусткий
hrust-kyi