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flakey

  • a variation of flaky.
    flaky
    adjective
    of or like flakes.

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Occasionally flakey across the top three, with their strongest batters at four and five.

From BBC ● Nov. 20, 2025

Dorian’s board, for example, calls for flakey salt, citrus zest, fresh herbs, sliced red onions, edible flowers and a generous drizzle of honey.

From Salon ● Apr. 1, 2025

This species has become increasingly popular among American chefs, proving versatile in dishes with a meaty yet flakey texture.

From National Geographic ● Sep. 6, 2023

You want big butter chunks in your crust: It helps create a flakey effect, as well as adding delicious buttery hits of flavor!

From Seattle Times ● Jun. 27, 2023

A heavy purplish vapor in the crucible condensed on the walls into black, flakey crystals.

From Islands of Space by John Wood Campbell