different between crumble vs pandowdy

English

Alternative forms

• crimble (dialectal)

Etymology

From earlier crymble, crimble, from Middle English *crymblen, kremelen, from Old English *crymlan (“to crumble”), from *crymel (“a small crumb; crumble”), diminutive of Old English cruma (“crumb”), equivalent to crumb +? -le (diminutive suffix). Compare Dutch kruimelen (“to crumble”), German Low German krömmeln (“to crumble”), German Krümel, diminutive of German Krume, German krümeln, krümmeln (“to crumble”). Alteration of vowel due to analogy with crumb.

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /?k??mb?l/, [?k??mb??l], [?k??mbl?]
• Rhymes: -?mb?l

Verb

crumble (third-person singular simple present crumbles, present participle crumbling, simple past and past participle crumbled)

1. (intransitive, often figuratively) To fall apart; to disintegrate.

   The empire crumbled when the ruler's indiscretions came to light.

2. (transitive) To break into crumbs.

   We crumbled some bread into the water.

3. (transitive) To mix (ingredients such as flour and butter) in such a way as to form crumbs.

   Using your fingers, crumble the ingredients with the fingertips, lifting in an upward motion, until the mixture is sandy and resembles large breadcrumbs.

Translations

Noun

crumble (countable and uncountable, plural crumbles)

2. A dessert of British origin containing stewed fruit topped with a crumbly mixture of fat, flour, and sugar.

   Synonyms: crisp, crunch

Translations

Further reading

• crumble on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• Clumber

French

Etymology

Borrowed from English crumble.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /k?œm.bœl/, /k?œ?bl/

Noun

crumble m (plural crumbles)

1. (France) crumble (dessert)

Spanish

Noun

crumble m (plural crumbles)

1. crumble

English

Etymology

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Noun

pandowdy (countable and uncountable, plural pandowdies)

1. (US) A pudding of spiced, sliced apples (or other fruit), sugar and butter, baked with a crumble topping in a deep dish