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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesblättrig
Pronunciation / Transliteration: blɛtʁɪç
"Der Teig für das Gebäck sollte schön blättrig sein."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Consisting of, breaking into, or tending to form small, thin pieces or layers.
"The pastry was wonderfully light and flaky." - 2
Informal: unpredictable, unreliable, or slightly eccentric in behavior.
"He is notoriously flaky and often cancels plans at the last minute."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the noun 'flake' (from Middle English meanings related to thin layers or strips), combined with the adjectival suffix '-y'. Originally used in the 19th century to describe geological or material structures tending to peel off in small, thin pieces, it later evolved in mid-20th-century slang to describe eccentric, unreliable, or unstable behavior.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Flaky" is said worldwide
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friable
Transliteration: fʁijablə
"La croûte de cette tarte est délicieusement friable."
blättrig
Transliteration: blɛtʁɪç
"Der Teig für das Gebäck sollte schön blättrig sein."
sfogliato
Transliteration: sfoʎˈʎato
"Questo cornetto è molto sfogliato e croccante."
hojaldrado
Transliteration: oxaldˈɾado
"El postre tiene una textura crujiente y hojaldrada."
folhado
Transliteration: foʎˈwadu
"A massa do pastel era leve e folhada."
परतदार
Transliteration: paratdar
"यह पेस्ट्री बहुत परतदार और स्वादिष्ट है।"
片状的
Transliteration: piàn zhuàng de
"酥皮点心应该是片状且酥脆的。"
바스러지는
Transliteration: basreojineun
"그 페이스트리는 겉이 바스러지며 부드러웠다."
薄片状の
Transliteration: hakushenjō no
"そのパイ生地はサクサクとして薄片状になっていた。"
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