crumb

• Pequeño fragmento o trozo, especialmente de pan, pastel u otro alimento horneado, que se desprende de una pieza mayor; también, cualquier partícula o resto diminuto.

A small fragment or piece, especially of bread, cake, or other baked goods, that has broken off from a larger piece.

1. Small piece of foodA2formal

   A very small piece of bread, cake, or biscuit that has fallen off a larger piece.

   Miga

   • She brushed the bread crumbs off the table.
   • There were cake crumbs all over the floor.
   • He picked up a crumb from his plate.

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2. B2informal

   A very small amount of something, often used figuratively.

   Miga, pizca

   • He didn't have a crumb of evidence to support his claim.
   • She offered him a crumb of comfort.
   • There wasn't a crumb of truth in his story.

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• Verbo que significa cubrir o rebozar con pan rallado, o desmenuzar en trozos pequeños.

A verb meaning to coat or cover with breadcrumbs, or to break into small fragments.

1. Coat with breadcrumbsB2formal

   To cover food with breadcrumbs before cooking, typically by dipping in egg and then breadcrumbs.

   rebozar con pan rallado

   • She crumbed the chicken fillets before frying them.
   • The recipe says to crumb the fish and then bake it.
   • He carefully crumbed each piece of eggplant for the parmesan.

   Sinónimosbreadbreadcrumb