crumpet

noun

crum·​pet ˈkrəm-pət 

: a small round unsweetened bread cooked on a griddle and usually split and toasted before serving

Examples of crumpet in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

There’s a selection of fresh juices, pastries and muffins, alongside heartier classics like the full English, or smoked salmon sourdough crumpets. — Irenie Forshaw, TheWeek, 4 Sep. 2026

Funniest moment of the season The Everton fan at Hill Dickinson Stadium who celebrated the Chelsea win by lofting a toaster and crumpets above his head. — Patrick Boyland, New York Times, 27 May 2026

It’s served at English tea services alongside scones, crumpets, gingersnaps and more. — Jolene Thym, Mercury News, 20 Mar. 2026

The boat is as dry and yellow as a crumpet, but the paint elsewhere runs in long tendrils, or swirls into the swampy alluvial ground. — Zachary Fine, New Yorker, 23 Feb. 2026

Word History

Etymology

perhaps from Middle English crompid (cake) wafer, literally, curled-up cake, from crumped, past participle of crumpen to curl up, from crump, crumb crooked, from Old English crumb; akin to Old High German krump crooked

First Known Use

1638, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing crumpet

• a bit of crumpet

Rhymes for crumpet

• strumpet
• trumpet

Kids Definition

crumpet

noun

crum·​pet ˈkrəm-pət 

: a small round unsweetened bread cooked on a griddle