crumble

Pronunciation: /ˈkɹʌmbəl/

The English word “crumble” has 4 meanings listed here.

verb

To fall apart; to disintegrate.
To break into crumbs.
To mix (ingredients such as flour and butter) in such a way as to form crumbs.

noun

A dessert of British origin containing stewed fruit topped with a crumbly mixture of fat, flour, and sugar.

Etymology

From earlier crymble, crimble, from Middle English *crymblen, kremelen, from Old English *crymlan (“to crumble”), from *crymel (“a small crumb; crumble”), diminutive of Old English cruma (“crumb”), equivalent to crumb + -le (diminutive suffix). Compare Dutch kruimelen (“to crumble”), German Low German krömmeln (“to crumble”), German Krümel, diminutive of German Krume, German krümeln, krümmeln…

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