crocante
Spanish, noun/kɾoˈkante/
crocante is spelled C-R-O-C-A-N-T-E (8 letters) and appears about once in every 4 million words in written Spanish, the 70,879th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Crocante is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “brittle (confection made with nuts)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Dulce compuesto generalmente por caramelo (azúcar fundido) y frutas con concha (nueces, almendras, etc.)”.
What does crocante mean in English?
adjective
- 1
femininemasculinecrispy, crunchy
noun
- 1
masculinebrittle (confection made with nuts)
Near-synonyms: guirlache, garrapiñada
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Dicho de un alimento, que cruje al partirse.
noun: 1. Dulce compuesto generalmente por caramelo (azúcar fundido) y frutas con concha (nueces, almendras, etc.).
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of crocante
- crocantes feminine masculine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce crocante?
- /kɾoˈkante/
- [kɾoˈkãn̪.t̪e]
- [kɾoˈkãn̪t̪e]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to crocante
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is crocante in Spanish?
crocante appears about once in every 4 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).