noun
crumpet
KRUM-pit/ˈkrʌmpɪt/
A small, thick griddle cake with a spongy surface.
Butter rests on the porous top of the crumpet.
Etymology
The cake’s name may come from an expression meaning “curled-up cake,” but a Celtic origin connected with a thin, flat cake is also proposed.
In context
like the bun Crumpet I'm I'm a crumpet guy
More examples
- The crumpet’s holes caught the melted topping.
- A plate of warm crumpets arrived with the tea.
- The cook turned the thick crumpet on the griddle.
Forms
crumpet · crumpets
Similar words
- English muffin
- An English muffin is usually split and toasted; a crumpet has a characteristically porous top and spongier body.
- pancake
- Pancake is a broader griddle-cake term; a crumpet is thicker and marked by surface holes.