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🇫🇷French Source WordCode: FR

chapelure

Pronunciation / Transliteration: shaplur

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Breadcrumb/ˈbrɛd.krʌm/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #8500 frequency
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🇫🇷 Example Sentence in French:

"Il a saupoudré de la chapelure sur le gratin."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A small fragment or particle of bread, especially one broken from a larger piece.

    "He brushed the breadcrumbs off the wooden table after breakfast."
  2. 2

    A series of small clues or a navigational aid showing the path a user has taken on a website.

    "Use the breadcrumb trail at the top of the page to return to the product category."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from Old English brēad and crumb, referring to a small fragment of bread detached from a larger loaf. Over time, the term evolved metaphorically to describe trails of small clues left behind, and later adopted digitally in web navigation.

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