crocância
In Portuguese, the English noun 'crunch' is translated as crocância.
If you want to describe a food itself as 'crunchy', you use the adjective crocante. To describe a 'crunchy texture', you can use the phrase textura crocante. If you are referring to a 'cracking sound' specifically, the word is estalido and to say something is 'crispy' you can use estaladiço. Furthermore, if you want to express the idea of 'crunch' in the sense of the action of making noise while eating, you can use the phrase fazer barulho de mastigar.
Meaning: a noisy crackling sound (noun)
Which one should you use?
While crocância is the noun for the quality of being crunchy, crocante is the adjective used to describe the food itself.
How does it change in a sentence?
The adjective form of the noun crocância is crocante.
Did you know?
- If a snack lacks crocância, a Brazilian might call it murcho, a word usually reserved for 'withered' or 'limp' plants.
- While crocância is used for food, Portuguese speakers use the verb estalar to describe the 'crunch' of a fire or the sound of joints popping.
- The word estaladiço describes a specific kind of 'crunch' where the food is so crispy that it is prone to shattering or snapping easily.
Examples in context
- O biscoito tem uma crocância deliciosa.The biscuit has a delightful crunch.
- Essas batatas fritas estão muito crocantes.These potato chips are very crunchy.
- Adoro ouvir o barulhinho crocante do bacon frito.I love hearing the crunchy sound of fried bacon.
- Essas castanhas têm uma textura crocante maravilhosa.These chestnuts have a wonderful crunchy texture.
- Nunca provei uma maçã tão crocante antes.I've never tasted such a crunchy apple before.
- O cereal matinal tem uma crocância agradável.The breakfast cereal has a pleasant crunch.
- Eu adoro a crocância das torradas.I love the crunch of the toast.
- A batata frita perdeu a sua crocância.The french fry lost its crunch.
Example conversation
Rodrigo and Camila are eating snacks in the living room.
- RodrigoCamila, experimenta este biscoito!Camila, try this cookie!
- CamilaNossa, que crocância incrível!Wow, what an amazing crunch!
- RodrigoEu também achei. É muito crocante.I thought so too. It is very crunchy.
- CamilaVou querer mais um, por favor.I will want another one, please.
Sources
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
