Definition
The quality or state of making a crisp, dry snapping sound when bitten or walked on; the texture that produces this sound.
Etymology
From crunch (imitative of the sound) + -iness (suffix forming nouns of quality). Crunch itself is an onomatopoeia that emerged in English around the 1600s, while -iness became productive in forming abstract nouns by the Middle English period.
Kelly Says
Crunchiness is one of the few words that mimics its own meaning—you can almost hear the sound in the syllables themselves! Onomatopoeia like this appears across languages (think German 'knacken'), showing how humans independently created similar sound-words across cultures.
Translations
ARالعربية
سُحْبَة
su-hbah
BNবাংলা
ক্র্যাঁচি
kra-an-chi
CSČeština
křupavost
khr-upa-vost
DADansk
knaskehed
naas-ke-hed
DEDeutsch
Knusprigkeit
knoos-prig-kayt
ELΕλληνικά
κρουσταλλωτότητα
kroos-ta-lo-to-te-ta
ESEspañol
crujientez
krew-d-en-thes
FAفارسی
crunchiness
kroon-chiss-nes
FISuomi
näppäisyys
naep-pa-i-syys
FRFrançais
croustillance
kru-stil-ans
HEעברית
קראנצ'יות
kra-ntsi-yat
HIहिन्दी
क्रिस्पीनेस
kris-pee-nes
HUMagyar
roppanóság
ro-pan-os-ag
IDBahasa Indonesia
keripik
ke-ri-pik
ITItaliano
croccantezza
kro-kan-tes-sa
MSBahasa Melayu
kerang
ke-rang
NLNederlands
knapperigheid
kna-per-ig-heid
PLPolski
chrupkość
khrup-kows-ch
PTPortuguês
crocant
kro-kan
RUРусский
хрусткость
khryst-kost'
SVSvenska
knaprighet
kna-pri-het
TAதமிழ்
கொட்டகை
kot-ta-kai
TEతెలుగు
క్రిస్పీ
kris-pee
TLTL
krunching
kroon-ching
TRTürkçe
kırılganlık
kir-il-gan-lik
UKУкраїнська
хрусткість
khryst-skist'