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10 Language-to-English DictionariesBrotkrumen
Pronunciation / Transliteration: brotˌkʁuːmən
"Sie streute Brotkrumen über den Auflauf, bevor sie ihn backte."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Small pieces of bread that have been broken off or crumbled.
"She sprinkled breadcrumbs over the casserole before baking it." - 2
A metaphorical term used in navigation or user interface design to refer to a trail of links that shows the user's path.
"The website's breadcrumbs helped me navigate back to the homepage easily."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'breadcrumbs' originates from the combination of 'bread', derived from Old English 'brēad', meaning a piece of bread, and 'crumb', from Old English 'cromm', meaning a small fragment. The phrase has evolved to represent small pieces of bread often used in cooking or as a metaphor for small, guiding clues.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Breadcrumbs" is said worldwide
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Miettes de pain
Transliteration: miettes de pɛ̃
"Elle a saupoudré des miettes de pain sur le plat avant de le cuire."
Brotkrumen
Transliteration: brotˌkʁuːmən
"Sie streute Brotkrumen über den Auflauf, bevor sie ihn backte."
Briciole di pane
Transliteration: briˈtʃo.le di ˈpa.ne
"Ha cosparso le briciole di pane sulla casseruola prima di infornarla."
Migas de pan
Transliteration: ˈmiɣas ðe pan
"Ella espolvoreó migas de pan sobre la cazuela antes de hornearla."
Migalhas de pão
Transliteration: miˈɡaʎɐs dʒi pɐ̃w
"Ela polvilhou migalhas de pão sobre o prato antes de assá-lo."
रोटी के टुकड़े
Transliteration: roti ke tukde
"उसने पकवान पर रोटी के टुकड़े छिड़क दिए।"
面包屑
Transliteration: miànbāo xiè
"她在烤盘上撒了面包屑。"
빵 부스러기
Transliteration: ppang buseureogi
"그녀는 캐서롤 위에 빵 부스러기를 뿌렸다."
パンくず
Transliteration: pankuzu
"彼女はキャセロールの上にパンくずを振りかけた。"
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