breadcrumb

[bred-kruhm]

noun

1. a crumb of bread, either dried or soft.

2. Also called breadcrumb trail. Digital Technology.,  Usually breadcrumbs. a sequence of text links on the current page of a website or web-based application, usually at the top, showing the page's location within a hierarchy of content or browsing history and providing a convenient navigational tool.

   Online shoppers can use breadcrumbs to see other products in the same category.

breadcrumb

/ ˈbrɛdˌkrʌm /

noun

1. the soft inner part of bread

2. (plural) bread crumbled into small fragments, as for use in cooking

verb

1. to coat (food) with breadcrumbs

   egg and breadcrumb the escalopes

Word History and Origins

Origin of breadcrumb¹

First recorded in 1760–70; bread + crumb

Example Sentences

Pasta that insists on its crispy topping of breadcrumbs or frico or toasted nuts.

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So let's follow the trail of breadcrumbs back a little.

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A more easily devoured trail hasn’t been laid out since Hansel scattered breadcrumbs in the forest.

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Corkscrew pasta with spring vegetables — peas, maybe some asparagus, curls of lemon zest — topped with herbed breadcrumbs and a horseradish cream sauce.

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Oregano is the breadcrumb trail that ties this neighborhood together, the quiet seasoning that makes each cuisine taste more like itself.

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