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Definition of crumble noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

crumble

noun
 
/ˈkrʌmbl/
 
/ˈkrʌmbl/
(British English)
(North American English crisp
 
/krɪsp/
 
/krɪsp/
)
[uncountable, countable]
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  1. a dessert (= a sweet dish) made from fruit that is covered with a rough mixture of flour, butter and sugar, cooked in the oven and usually served hot
    • apple crumble and custard
    Topics Foodc1
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryCrumble is used after these nouns:
    • apple
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    Word Originlate Middle English: probably from an Old English word related to crumb.

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