Cracker — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a thin crisp wafer made of flour and water with or without leavening and shortening; unsweetened or semisweet

a poor White person in the southern United States

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kɹˈækɚ/

🇬🇧British English

/kɹˈakə/

🇮🇳Indian English

/kɹˈakə/

2 syllables Say it as /kɹˈækɚ/.

Examples

crackers are often mistakenly called hackers

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

snapper redneck cracker bonbon firecracker banger

Parts of Speech

noun	a thin crisp wafer made of flour and water with or without leavening and shortening; unsweetened or semisweet
noun	a poor White person in the southern United States
noun	a programmer who cracks (gains unauthorized access to) computers, typically to do malicious things “crackers are often mistakenly called hackers”
noun	firework consisting of a small explosive charge and fuse in a heavy paper casing
noun	a party favor consisting of a paper roll (usually containing candy or a small favor) that pops when pulled at both ends

Word Forms

crack	verb	gain unauthorized access computers with malicious intentions
bang	verb	to produce a sharp often metallic explosive or percussive sound
snap	verb	cause to make a snapping sound

Around the World

Europe

🇫🇷French

craquelin

une fine gaufrette croustillante composée de farine et d'eau avec ou sans levain et shortening ; non sucré ou mi-sucré

🇪🇸Spanish

galleta

una oblea fina y crujiente hecha de harina y agua con o sin levadura y manteca; sin azúcar o semidulce

🇳🇱Dutch

kraker

een dunne knapperige wafel gemaakt van bloem en water, met of zonder rijsmiddel en bakvet; ongezoet of halfzoet

🇵🇹Portuguese

biscoito

um wafer fino e crocante feito de farinha e água com ou sem fermento e gordura vegetal; sem açúcar ou meio amargo

🇷🇺Russian

крекер

тонкая хрустящая вафля из муки и воды с закваской и жиром или без нее; несладкий или полусладкий

India

🇮🇳Hindi

पटाखा

आटा और पानी से बना एक पतला कुरकुरा वेफर, जिसमें खमीरीकरण और छोटा करने के साथ या उसके बिना; बिना मीठा या अर्धमीठा

🇧🇩Bengali

ক্র্যাকার

ময়দা এবং জল দিয়ে তৈরি একটি পাতলা খাস্তা ওয়েফার যা খামির এবং খাটো করা ছাড়া বা ছাড়াই; unsweetened or semisweet

🇮🇳Tamil

பட்டாசு

புளிப்பு மற்றும் சுருக்கத்துடன் அல்லது இல்லாமல் மாவு மற்றும் தண்ணீரால் செய்யப்பட்ட மெல்லிய மிருதுவான செதில்; இனிக்காத அல்லது அரை இனிப்பு

🇮🇳Telugu

క్రాకర్

పులియబెట్టడం మరియు కుదించడం లేదా లేకుండా పిండి మరియు నీటితో చేసిన సన్నని స్ఫుటమైన పొర; తియ్యని లేదా సెమీ తీపి

🇮🇳Marathi

क्रॅकर

पीठ आणि पाण्याने बनवलेले पातळ कुरकुरीत वेफर जे खमीर आणि लहान न करता; गोड न केलेले किंवा अर्ध गोड

🇮🇳Gujarati

ક્રેકર

ખમીર અને શોર્ટનિંગ સાથે અથવા વગર લોટ અને પાણીથી બનેલી પાતળી ચપળ વેફર; unsweetened અથવા semisweet

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕ್ರ್ಯಾಕರ್

ಹುಳಿ ಮತ್ತು ಮೊಟಕುಗೊಳಿಸುವಿಕೆಯೊಂದಿಗೆ ಅಥವಾ ಇಲ್ಲದೆ ಹಿಟ್ಟು ಮತ್ತು ನೀರಿನಿಂದ ಮಾಡಿದ ತೆಳುವಾದ ಗರಿಗರಿಯಾದ ವೇಫರ್; ಸಿಹಿಗೊಳಿಸದ ಅಥವಾ ಅರೆ ಸಿಹಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

പടക്കം

പുളിപ്പിച്ചോ ചെറുതാക്കാതെയോ മാവും വെള്ളവും കൊണ്ട് ഉണ്ടാക്കിയ നേർത്ത ക്രിസ്പ് വേഫർ; മധുരമില്ലാത്തതോ അർദ്ധമധുരമോ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਕਰੈਕਰ

ਆਟੇ ਅਤੇ ਪਾਣੀ ਦਾ ਬਣਿਆ ਇੱਕ ਪਤਲਾ ਕਰਿਸਪ ਵੇਫਰ ਜਿਸ ਵਿੱਚ ਖਮੀਰ ਅਤੇ ਛੋਟਾ ਕਰਨ ਦੇ ਨਾਲ ਜਾਂ ਬਿਨਾਂ; ਬਿਨਾਂ ਮਿੱਠੇ ਜਾਂ ਅਰਧ ਮਿੱਠੇ

🇵🇰Urdu

کریکر

ایک پتلی کرکرا ویفر جو آٹے اور پانی سے بنا ہوا ہے یا بغیر خمیر اور قصر کے؛ غیر میٹھا یا نیم میٹھا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

饼干

由面粉和水制成的薄脆威化饼，有或没有发酵和起酥油；不加糖或半甜

🇯🇵Japanese

クラッカー

小麦粉と水で作られた薄いサクサクしたウエハースで、発酵剤やショートニングを加えたり加えたりしません。無糖または半甘味

🇰🇷Korean

크래커

누룩과 쇼트닝이 있거나 없는 밀가루와 물로 만든 얇고 바삭바삭한 웨이퍼; 무가당 또는 약간 단맛

🇻🇳Vietnamese

bánh quy giòn

một loại bánh xốp mỏng giòn làm từ bột mì và nước có hoặc không có men và mỡ; không đường hoặc nửa ngọt

🇹🇭Thai

แครกเกอร์

เวเฟอร์กรอบบางที่ทำจากแป้งและน้ำโดยมีหรือไม่มีหัวเชื้อและการทำให้สั้นลง ไม่หวานหรือกึ่งหวาน

🇮🇩Indonesian

kerupuk

wafer tipis renyah yang terbuat dari tepung dan air dengan atau tanpa ragi dan mentega; tanpa pemanis atau semi-manis

🇲🇾Malay

keropok lekor

wafer rangup nipis yang diperbuat daripada tepung dan air dengan atau tanpa ragi dan pemendekan; tanpa gula atau separuh manis

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

المفرقع

رقاقة رقيقة مقرمشة مصنوعة من الدقيق والماء مع أو بدون تخمير وتقصير؛ غير محلى أو نصف حلو

🇮🇷Persian

ترقه

ویفر نازک ترد ساخته شده از آرد و آب با یا بدون مایه خمیر و کوتاه کننده. شیرین نشده یا نیمه شیرین

🇹🇷Turkish

kraker

mayalama ve katı yağ içeren veya içermeyen, un ve sudan yapılmış ince, gevrek bir gofret; şekersiz veya yarı tatlı

🇮🇱Hebrew

מַציָה

רקיק פריך דק עשוי קמח ומים עם או בלי תפיחה וקיצור; לא ממותק או מתוק למחצה

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What is the primary definition of the word 'cracker'?

The primary meaning of 'cracker' is 'a thin crisp wafer made of flour and water with or without leavening and shortening; unsweetened or semisweet'.

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Using 'cracker' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'cracker' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'cracker' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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